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Unbelievable Music Making!

Byron Williams | Ithaca, NY USA | 02/27/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Glemser once again proves himself at the forefront of Scriabin interpreters. I've listened to many Scriabin recordings and this one is at the top. The Scriabin sonatas are some of the most difficult in the piano repertoire and Glemser is suited to the task. The Sonata #3 is played beautifully, but the highlight of this CD really is the Sonata #10 (the trill sonata) which is cosmic, profound music. Scriabin called this sonata his "Insect Sonata" ... insects being "divine because they are kissed by the sun" -- you can hear their wings beating, buzzing, and almost see the sun glittering. This is wonderful music, exciting, perhaps the best of all Scriabin's works. This disc also includes the famous Vers La Flamme, Scriabin's musical depiction of a dream he had about the end of the world... once again this is fantastic music. The audio engineering is superior as well -- the grand piano sound is excellent and it was digitally recorded in the 90's. It's the way Scriabin should sound."