Alexander Scriabin

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The Sonatas

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pianist

Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 (1892)

I. Allegro con fuoco

II. Adagio

III. Presto

IV. Funebre

Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 (1892-1897)

("Sonata-Fantasy")

I. Andante

II. Presto

Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 (1897-1898)

I. Drammatico

II. Allegretto

III. Andante

IV. Presto con fuoco

Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 (1903)

I. Andante

II. Prestissimo volando

A second performance of Sonata No. 2, by EVGENI MIKHAILOV (see his website at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/141/evgeni_mikhailov.html)

Download both movements here

Now, back to Ashkenazy:

Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 (1907)

Here

Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 (1911)

Here

Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 (1911)

Here

Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 (1912-1913)

Here

Sonata No. 9. Op. 68 (1912-1913)

Here

Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 (1913)

Here

The Etudes

Piers Lane, Pianist:

C# minor, Op. 2 no. 1

Op. 8:

No. 1 in C# minor

No. 2 in F# minor

No. 3 in B minor

No. 4 in B major

No. 5 in E major

No. 6 in A major

No. 7 in B-flat major

No. 8 in A-flat major

No. 9 in G# minor

No. 10 in D-flat major

No. 11 in B-flat minor

No. 12 in D# minor

Op. 42:

No. 1 in D-flat

No. 2 in F# minor

No. 3 in F# minor

No. 4 in F# minor

No. 5 in C# minor

No. 6 in D-flat major

No. 7 in F minor

No. 8 E-flat minor

Etude in E-flat minor, op. 49 no. 1

Etude, Op. 56 no. 4

Three Etudes, Op. 65:

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

Two more worth hearing:

Horowitz plays Op. 8 no. 12

Kissin plays Op. 42 no. 5