Alexander Scriabin occupies a place apart in the history of Russian music: refusing influences from the folkloric tradition, his evolution Was spectacular from the works influenced by Chopin and Liszt through to the tonal deconstruction of the final works.
An extremely talented pianist, he found in his instrument a meaningful place for exploration just as much for technical possibilities as for the expression of a philosophical or spiritual idea.
This recording bears witness to this through the exhilarating and sensitive playing of Vadym Kholodenko.
Here is Mr. Kholodenko, playing the music of Alexander Scriabin:
