Vladimir Horowitz [plays] Alexander Scriabin - Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915.; Horowitz, Vladimir 1904-.; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Etudes, piano. Selections; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Morceaux, piano, op. 2. Etude; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Poèmes, op.32, no. 1.; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Poèmes, op.69.; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Sonatas, piano, no. 9, op. 68, F major; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Sonatas, piano, no. 10, op. 70.; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Feuillet d'album, op. 45, no. 1.; Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich 1872-1915. Vers la flamme, op. 72. (New York, N.Y. CBS Masterworks, 1987)
Etude, op. 2, no. 1 (3:04) -- Etudes, op. 8. No. 2 (1:29) ; No. 8 (3:40) ; No. 10 (1:46) ; No. 11 (3:57) ; No. 12 (2:05) -- Poem, op. 32, no. 1 (3:00) -- Etudes, op. 42. No. 3 (0:49) ; No. 4 (2:39) ; No. 5 (3:06) -- Feuillet d'album,op. 45, no. 1 (1:12) -- Piano sonata no. 9, op. 68 : The Black Mass (9:06) -- Two poems, op. 69. I (1:57) ; II (1:28) -- Piano sonata no. 10, op. 70 (12:03) -- Vers la flamme, op. 72 (5:45).
Program notes in German and French with English tranlation (12 p.) inserted.
Includes all Horowitz Scriabin performances previously released by CBS Masterworks.
Vladimir Horowitz, piano.
Recorded in 1962 (tracks 1, 6 & 7), 1966 (track 12), and 1972 (tracks 2-5, 8-11, 14 & 16) at 30th Street Studio, and in 1966 (tracks 13 & 15) at Carnegie Hall, New York.
Keywords: Piano music; Sonatas (Piano)