Scriabin, Sonata No.3 in F-sharp Minor (Lettberg)

[@SCRIABINIST]

Lettberg is a fantastic musician, learning all of Scriabin's Piano repertoire is certainly an insanely difficult task, reserved for only the masters.

[@thatguybob6088]

Agreed, I like all her renditions the best

[@cubycube9924]

@@calebhu6383of course I know you think that

[@advikthepianokid4583]

@@cubycube9924what did he say? The comment is deleted..

[@cubycube9924]

@@advikthepianokid4583 oh what there was no reason he would delete that… He said something like “I think her renditions are best too”

[@pushkinthegreat]

this is one of the worst i've ever heard.

[@arismp2780]

One of my favourite piano pieces. Scriabin had the ability to create wonderful musical landscapes.

[@dorfmanjones]

She's so very good. Her complete Scriabin solos are a fantastic feat. AND beautifully recorded I might add.

[@aldoringo439]

The start is an incredible mix of both anger and despair, which creates a feeling of intense anguish. It's so clearly composed that its like he's putting emotions into music. It sounds ridiculous, but you find yourself actually feeling sorry for the voice that speaks, because you can hear its sadness and pain.

[@Whatismusic123]

So delusional

[@smh02]

@@Whatismusic123NPC response

[@bosu37]

So much swagger at the end of the 2nd movement.

[@vitodistasi8954]

Una delle più straordinarie sonate della storia della musica appartenenti al primo periodo di scriabin fino alla 5 sonata denominata la gotica ha un armonia molto cantabile nel primo tempo .Molto ostico il secondo tempo con progressioni di ottave ed accordi .Bello il terzo tempo andante cantabile capolavoro

[@edmondcheng3547]

Thank you for uploading! This is the only video with score.

[@tziranpianist1641]

Love this sonata so much

[@emilyhutjes]

So very beautiful, thank you. 🌷🌷🌷🎹🎵 (Holland)

[@archiesarna-howard460]

If you listen to the main theme of the 4 th movement This forms a lot of material in the 4th sonata

[@aldoringo439]

The most underrated composer in history.

[@henrikraschauer2417]

I totally agree, compared to Rachmaninow and Prokoviev the piece is so futuristic and warm and versatile in the same time!

[@Whatismusic123]

​@@henrikraschauer2417 please do not put prokofiev at the same level as rachmaninoff.

[@raphmaninoff]

@@Whatismusic123 please do not tell people what they have to think - especially when you know nothing about the stuff mentioned, which seems to be the case here.

[@Whatismusic123]

@@raphmaninoff I absolutely do.

[@raphmaninoff]

@@Whatismusic123 Doesn't matter at all but it is hard to understand who you prefer between Rach and Prok in your comment (just to measure its uselessness)

[@keelansshoesss]

fantastic piece

[@aldoringo439]

Scriabin was a complete genius. If he took an IQ test he couldn't not get a genius level result. The consistent quality of his composition is at a level never seen before, he was a undoubtedly a perfectionist as well. He never wrote a piece of music that he himself did not like and admire.

[@Dichweed]

Fantastically played.

[@marcobezzan4834]

amazing

[@calebhu6383]

1:25

[@eliplayer2122]

hi caleb

[@baghirovali2361]

Its 4th movement is very similar to that of Bortkiewicz's sonata in c#moll

[@Gabrimedde]

scriabin composed this sonata before bortkiewicz's sonata in c# minor, but both are soooo well written

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Scriabin is highly prized as 「a man unrivaled」

[@Milo-fh8zl]

0:20 Why does she play a d# instead of a d natural? It isn't written with a # Edit: Even Scriabin himself didn't play it like that.

[@lelinqi]

I was looking for this comment Xd

[@piano2750]

Yes I just noticed that as well, I play d natural also......is it a misreading? just possible.

[@Milo-fh8zl]

@@piano2750 I think it's an issue with different sheet-editions. In my Henle urtext edition, everything is written like in Scriabin's recording. But in edition Peters, there are some different notes and even harmonical changes which sound wrong. (You can also hear something similar in Ugorski's recording, he plays for example a g natural instead of a g# somewhere in the beginning)

[@ukdavepianoman]

Such an incredible sonata. Some playing I like particularly 2nd and 3rd movements (slight mishap at 12:34). 1st movement lacks the "drammatico" element for me (plus D# instead of Ds in bar 7). 4th movement is over-pedalled too much - sounds muddy in places (with the LH arpeggios).

[@im_piano]

Fantastic and superb! Very delicate, but with all the madness that Scriabin's music intends. Have you played his Fantasia op. 28?

[@segmentsAndCurves]

I havent.

[@aldoringo439]

Nah mate neither have I

[@Epdos]

Oh my God! That coda... THAT CODA!!!

[@minhvu-ye9lp]

Sorry if my english were bad. When I heard the 2nd mvt of this sonata for the first time, it immidiately reminded me of Schumann's Sonata Op.11. Is there anyone who have the same thought?

[@samaritan29]

16:52 sounds like late chopin

[@shimsham9113]

No, it is not Ashkenazy. Yes, it is still great.

[@birddoesnottalk1032]

I prefer Horowitz 3rd Sonata Ashkenazy for everything else (especially 5th)

[@david_heartfeltmelodies6978]

the last movement has connection to his 4th sonata 2nd movement

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

This is from another planet! (Uranus or so).

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Lol it sounds like mocking the piece but that's just me.

[@yo3o1n]

5:53 10:07 18:00

[@EmptyVee00000]

Bars 2 and 4 of the Andante (mvt III) should have 16th-note LH octaves, not 32nd-note ones.

[@eliplayer2122]

you will never appreciate beauty and art in interperations if you nitpick every wrong note

[@miloseveggies8064]

6:44 what's with the LH tied grace notes?

[@jorelt8141]

I couldn't find anything definitive. It's definitely not supposed to be played. My educated guess would be that it acts as a "grace rest". Perhaps to let the performer know how to feel the rhythm the way Scriabin intended.

[@VendedorOscuro]

10:10

[@yakovkononov6311]

In the 8th bar he plays D sharp instead of flat D.

[@ukdavepianoman]

I don't know why she does this. D natural sounds much better to me...and is in my score.

[@НиколайПодлесный-л3й]

+

[@lightning9494]

Not my favorite rendition.

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

Why?!?!

[@lightning9494]

Ashkenazy’s is my favorite.

[@lightning9494]

@YeenBean125 youre welcome lol

[@123eldest]

The interpretations sound a bit lifeless but maybe i've been spoiled by Ashkenazy.

[@dommyajd9033]

Horowitz’s interpretation of this is also amazing

[@segmentsAndCurves]

If that, then how to not being spoiled by Ashkenazy?

[@123eldest]

@@dommyajd9033 i'll have to check it out

[@123eldest]

@@aaditshrivastavamusic yes

[@123eldest]

@@aaditshrivastavamusic Good luck! Yes, I really like his other sonatas too, especially the 1st and 2nd. They are all great though.

[@EmptyVee00000]

Cannot read music; there should be D naturals (RH and LH) in Bar 7. Glenn Gould made the same mistake. This playing is unrhythmical, and directionless.

[@eliplayer2122]

like you can do 1% of what the pianist can do. his playing is beautiful

[@samueltaylor9935]

@@eliplayer2122 *her playing

[@Xyriak]

The allegretto is out of place.