Scriabin the King: Op. 13 No. 1, annotated

you must try it on an organ, c'est sublime !

[@Exoticaceae]

I played this piece. Love the final sub6 cadence.

[@GiacomoPhilipp92]

Hello! Well played. I love this prelude very much, too. Heinrich Neuhaus did a fantastic Job with it (Uploaded here from Heinrich Neuhaus - Thema); If you compare His Interpretation with Gawrilows, you'll notice, how much Neuhaus understood in this music. (Sorry for talking about different interpretations than yours.) Your son did a decent Job, too! Best regards from Germany.

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

Thank you, I'll check out those recordings! I especially love Neuhaus, so I'm excited to hear he recorded this one. Will also be interesting to see what Gavrilov does with it (knowing him, I wonder if it will be very fast...he sometimes tends to be a speed demon, if I remember correctly). After making this recording with my son, I decided it would sound more maestoso if I slowed it down, aiming for procession speed rather than walk-in-park andante. I did some more study, changed mic positioning, and re-recorded it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5qqfmyaqdN7qK8si=AjBdfFr7RSeaRJSa If you have time, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Greetings from USA.

[@MusicLah]

Haha I love the captions that goes along with your performance, makes it really engaging and interesting to watch! Your 9 y.o. son recorded this session quite artistically! 🤣

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the rambling commentary! :D I plan to do more captions like that in the future…I figure it may help people enjoy the music better if they know what to listen for.

[@kmadsmusic]

This is really majestic and stately. I'm not familiar with Scriabin's music, so thank you for sharing. Nice performance, and stellar camerawork!!! 😁

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

Thanks! You’re in for a treat as you discover more of his work. I plan to share more of Scriabin’s easier music in the next month or two. Mostly his earlier music-his later music is a bit more disturbed (interesting maybe but definitely less pleasant). And maybe in a few years I’ll have the chops to finally play Op. 42 No. 5, which might be the most beautiful angry piece ever written. :p

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

How do you like the videography?😂 Four more lovely Scriabin preludes are here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mTZZSXatinm6c Funny, this video got flagged as being under copyright…apparently Gordon Fergus-Thompson recorded it and his copyright manager company thinks I used his audio (it’s an automatic check). 🤨 I’m contesting, although I’m nonetheless flattered they think my playing matches up to a pro’s, lol.

[@pianothingsmusic]

Indeed very majestic prelude!!! I like Scriabin‘s music a lot, still very romantic, but special ✨ You’re son is doing a great job by filming you 👍🏻😁 especially the Pokémon shot 😂 Subbed to your channel 👍🏻🎶

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

Thanks so much! :)

[@ChopinhammerOp.40k]

Very nice playing and great camerawork by your son. I commented on the forum thread just now - check out the analysis I posted by Mackenzie Melemend on this prelude, he has very interesting approach (physically) to the LH octave part.