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Piers Lane complete Etudes, available on Hyperion.
Alexander Paley’s recording of the Etudes on the cheapo Naxos label.
Hamelin
A good starting point might be Bernd Glemser’s recordings of the sonatas on the Naxos label or Horowitz’s Scriabin album.
Where works are concerned, you should know that Scriabin started out sounding a bit like Chopin (the early preludes, Op. 8 etudes, and 1st-4th sonatas.) Later on, he got weird. His ecstatic freaky stage is probably best typified by the 5th, 9th, and 10th sonatas (6-8 are good, but not as accessible), the Op. 42 etudes, and the poem "Vers la flamme", Op. 72. I’m also a big fan of Desir, Op. 57#1.
If you find yourself becoming interested in Scriabin’s music, the most amazing Scriabin recording is that titled "Scriabin and the Scriabinians" - a collection of preludes, etudes, mazurkas, and poems played by Goldenweiser, Feinberg, Neuhaus, Sofronitsky, and Scriabin himself. It’s a fascinating look at Scriabin’s style through some really amazing players.
www.arthurgreene.com
"Scriabin Preludes, Etudes, Mazurkas, Poems played by Scriabin, Goldenweiser, Feinberg, Neuhaus, Sofronitsky"
- harmonia mundi RUS 788032
www.whitekeys.com
Haaken Austbo
Arthur Greene
Horowotiz
Sofr
Alexander Paley’s recording of the Etudes on the cheapo Naxos label.
Hamelin
A good starting point might be Bernd Glemser’s recordings of the sonatas on the Naxos label or Horowitz’s Scriabin album.
Where works are concerned, you should know that Scriabin started out sounding a bit like Chopin (the early preludes, Op. 8 etudes, and 1st-4th sonatas.) Later on, he got weird. His ecstatic freaky stage is probably best typified by the 5th, 9th, and 10th sonatas (6-8 are good, but not as accessible), the Op. 42 etudes, and the poem "Vers la flamme", Op. 72. I’m also a big fan of Desir, Op. 57#1.
If you find yourself becoming interested in Scriabin’s music, the most amazing Scriabin recording is that titled "Scriabin and the Scriabinians" - a collection of preludes, etudes, mazurkas, and poems played by Goldenweiser, Feinberg, Neuhaus, Sofronitsky, and Scriabin himself. It’s a fascinating look at Scriabin’s style through some really amazing players.
www.arthurgreene.com
"Scriabin Preludes, Etudes, Mazurkas, Poems played by Scriabin, Goldenweiser, Feinberg, Neuhaus, Sofronitsky"
- harmonia mundi RUS 788032
www.whitekeys.com
Haaken Austbo
Arthur Greene
Horowotiz
Sofr