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Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Alexander Scriabin: Symphonic Works - Symphonies no 1-3; Poem of Ecstasy; Prometheus; Dream, Op. 24 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

4 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Le Poème de l'ex...
Performers: Fridheim, Heinrich; Krivosheyev, Y.; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Yermakova, Lyudmila
Ensemble: ; State Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Big Choir

Russian Orchestral Works by Glazunov, Lysenko, Scriabin & Myaskovsky / Stefan Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Nikolay Lysenko: Taras Bulba; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Nikolay Myask...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

"Poème de l'Extase" - the title itself promises big things, and in fact Alexander Scriabin's masterpiece of the most sensuous compositional artistry with a sonorous...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (11/10/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

Debussy: Nocturnes; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Scriabin: Poem of extacy / Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The year of celebrating Debussy continues with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in this luminous album....continue...
Recording information: Boston, Symphony Hall....continue...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4; Scriabin: Prométhée / Alain Lefevre, piano; Kent Nagano - OSM

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Lefevre
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
The performance is fine, but why would you want this? Curiosity? And the Scriabin is terrible music; I don't...continue...
Recording information: Maison Symphonique de Montréal (09/2011)....continue...

Alexander Scriabin: The Complete Solo Piano Works [8CDs+DVD] / Maria Lettberg, piano

9 CD / Capriccio / 2011-10-25

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sona...
Performers: Lettberg, Maria

The young Swedish pianist Maria Letterberg plays all piano compositions by the brilliant, eccentric Russian Composer Alexander Scriabin. Based on the romantic tradition of Chopin,...continue...

Scriabin: Piano Sonatas No 1, 4 & 8, Poemes / Alexander Ghindin, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Poèmes (2) for piano, Op. 32; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Poèmes (2) for piano, Op. 44; Trois Morceaux, Op. 45; Quatre Morceaux, Op. 51; Deux Pièces, O...
Performers: Ghindin, Alexander

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Alexander Ghindin, winner in 2007 of the International Piano Competition in Cleveland, offers a selection of works from another Alexander Scriabin. The bulk of the...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouthshire, UK (12/18/2009-12/20/2009)....continue...

Scriabin: Symphony No 3, Prometheus / Svetlanov, Richter, et al

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-08-09

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"

Liszt: A Symphony to Dante's "Divine Comedy" / Ahronovitch

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (Poem of Ecstasy), symphony [No. 4] in C major, Op. 54
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri

Recording information: Alte Oper Frankfurt....continue...

Jennifer Higdon: The Singing Rooms

1 CD / Telarc / 2010-09-21

Works: Jennifer Higdon: The Singing Rooms, for violin, chorus & orchestra; Alvin Singleton: PraiseMaker, for chorus & orchestra; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]
Conductors: Spano, Robert

Recent Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon is most of the most sought-after composers today and much of her success can be attributed to Robert Spano...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga. (03/07/2009/03/08/2009)....continue...

The Anthology of Russian Symphony Music: Vassily Kalinnikov & Alexander Scriabin

6 CD / Boheme / 2009-12-08

Works: Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1 in G minor; Symphony no 2 in A major; Tsar Boris, incidental music; Suite for orchestra; The Cedar and the Palm, symphonic picture for orchestra; Bïlina (Epic Po...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

Continuing the Anthology of Russian Orchestral Music, this six-cd set concentrates on the music of Vassily Kalinnikov and Alexander Scriabin, given masterful performances by the...continue...

Borodin, Saint-Saëns, Franck, Scriabin: Works for Piano and Orchestra / Rubinstein, Mitropoulos, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2009-07-14

Works: Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Alexand...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

This recording is of a complete concert performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos at Carnegie Hall on April 19, 1953....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Michiko Takahashi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 CD / RCO Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra; Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Luigi Dallapiccola: Commiat...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Devos, Lode; Dorow, Dorothy; Hargan, Alison; Herbers, Werner; Kilduff, Barbara; Kim, Yong-Hee; Lewis, Keith; Meel, Nico van der; Olof, Theo; Oosterkamp, Wou...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kondrashin, Kirill; Vis, Lucas; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Davis, Colin; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Cerha, Friedrich; B...

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from...continue...

Scriabin chez Scriabin - Vladimir Sofronitzki at the Scriabin Museum

1 CD / Arbiter / 2008-10-28

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 8, Op. 66; Preludes (4) for Piano, Op. 22; Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11; Prelude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 37/1; Prelude for piano in D flat major/C ma...
Performers: Sofronitsky, Vladimir

An oasis within a dictatorship, the Scriabin Museum often invited Sofronitsky to play on the composer's piano before a select audience. These elements became an...continue...

Historical Russian Archives: Yuri Temirkanov Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 13 in B flat minor,...

Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy; Albeniz: Iberia / Winkler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by Arbos from "Iberia" for piano)
Conductors: Winkler, Johannes; Weigle, Jörg-Peter

Although these composers may not seem to have much in common at first, these contemporaries were brilliant musicians whose music is shot full of color...continue...

Scriabin: Symphony no 2 & 4 / Svetlanov, USSR SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-06-17

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 29; Symphony no 4, Op. 54 "Poem of ecstasy"
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Birthday Edition - Daniel Barenboim the Conductor - Scriabin, Wagner, Mahler, Schumann, Beethoven, etc

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-12-04

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Robert Schumann: S...
Performers: Azmeh, Kinan; Biron, Mor; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Polyak, Sharon; Saleh, Mohamed
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin, Balakirev, Mussorgsky - Goosens

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2007-10-30

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Modest Mussorgsky: Pi...
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir

After leaving the Royal College of Music Sir Eugene Goossens became a violinist with the Queen's Hall Orchestra before becoming an assistant to Sir Thomas...continue...

Scriabine: Symphonie No. 1; Réverie, Op. 24

1 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24

Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas / Michael Ponti

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata-fantasie for piano in G minor; Sonata for Piano in E flat minor; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; S...
Performers: Ponti, Michael

"I have always admired Ponti's superb playing. [However] these Scriabin discs make that opinion seem grossly inadequate, for his marvelous playing of this difficult repertoire...continue...

Scriabin: Le poème de l'extase, etc / Segerstam, Blom, et al

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-10-06

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 4, Op. 54 "Poem of ecstasy"
Performers: Agnas, Urban
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

This boxed set spans from Scriabin’s first large-scale orchestral work, his Piano Concerto (1897), to Prometheus (1909–10), his last completed piece (which incidentally also features...continue...

Prometheus: Musical Variations on a Myth / Abaddo/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Franz Liszt: Prometheus, S 99; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Luigi Nono: Prometeo Suite
Performers: Argerich, Martha
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

According to the ancient Greek legend, Prometheus brought fire and culture to mankind, thus saving the world from being destroyed by Zeus. Christopher Swann's film...continue...
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Scriabin: Symphony no 2, Poem of Ecstasy / Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-29

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; La poème de l'extase
Performers: Volodin, Lev
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Scriabin's Second Symphony is regarded as the culmination of Scriabin's 'first period', when he was still working in a conservative esthetic. The 'Poem of Ecstasy',...continue...

Koussevitzky (Box)

4 CD / Membran Import / 2006-04-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey

Svetlanov: Piano Concerto; Scriabin: Symphony no 3 /Dmitriev

1 CD / Waterlily Acoustics / 2005-06-21

Works: Evgeny Svetlanov: Concerto for piano & orchestra in C minor; Prelude for piano in A minor; Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"
Performers: Ovchinnikov, Vladimir
Conductors: Dmitriev, Alexander
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg

Svetlanov: Piano Concerto; Scriabin: Symphony no 3 /Dmitriev

1 Super Audio CD / Waterlily Acoustics / 2005-06-21

Works: Evgeny Svetlanov: Concerto for piano & orchestra in C minor; Prelude for piano in A minor; Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"
Performers: Ovchinnikov, Vladimir
Conductors: Dmitriev, Alexander
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg

Rachmaninov: Six Choruses; Scriabin / Polyansky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Sergey Rachmaninov: Choruses (6) for female or children's chorus & piano, Op. 15
Performers: Alikhanov, Tigran; Dolgov, Oleg
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphonic Cappella; Russian State Symphony Orchestra

"...strong, atmospheric performance..." - The Daily Telegraph "A highly accomplished reading of Rachmaninov's glorious Symphonic Dances..." - Gramophone "Themes are supply shaped, with yielding accomp...continue...

Dmitri Mitropoulos conducts Schoenberg, Scriabin, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4; Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 ...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

bbc.co.uk - Michael Quinn
An essential two-disc set for admirers of Dimitri Mitropoulos, the Philharmonic orchestras of New York and Vienna, and, for that matter, 20th...continue...

Scriabin: Vers la flamme, etc / O'Riley

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-09-07

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11; Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 16; Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 73; Etudes (8) for Piano, Op. 42; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 45; Preludes (4) for Piano, ...

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Trio - Scriabin: Complete Symphonies, etc / Ashkenazy, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; R...
Performers: Balleys, Brigitte; Jablonski, Peter; Larin, Sergei
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy's name is closely identified with the music of Alexander Scriabin. He is one of the few international pianists to record the complete cycle...continue...

Svetlanov - Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin / USSR State SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-06-24

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Scheherazade; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Performers: Georgiadis, John [Conductor]
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz, Scriabin / Stokowski, New Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (Poem of Ecstasy), symphony [No. 4] in C major, Op. 54; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Leopold Stokowski: Leopold Stokowski in conversa...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This release presents the legendary conductor in one of his last concerts on June 18, 1968, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The exotic,...continue...

Scriabin: Symphony no 2; Tabakov: Concerto for Strings

1 CD / Elan / 2002-07-04

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24; Emil Tabakov: Concerto for 15 stringed instruments
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil
Ensemble: Sofia Chamber Soloists; Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble

Faszination Musik - Gielen Edition

5 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D...
Performers: Brocheler, John; Diener, Melanie; Litwin, Stefan; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Anton Webern Choir Freiburg; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Faszination Musik - Scriabin: Symphony no 3; Busoni, etc

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque, for orchestra, Op. 42, KiV 252a; Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océ...
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Scriabin: Piano Works

1 CD / Dynamic / 2002-01-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 16; Poèmes (2) for Piano, Op. 71; Vers la flamme, Op. 72; Dances (2) for piano, Op. 73; Preludes (5) for piano,...
Performers: Chung, Lucille

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Scriabin / Gergiev, Kirov

1 CD / Philips / 2001-10-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Scriabin: Piano Transcriptions / Prunyi, Falvai

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-01-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; La poème de l'extase
Performers: Falvay, Sandor; Prunyi, Ilona

Usually performed as orchestral works, Scriabin's "Divine Poem" and "Poem of Ecstasy," extravagantly scored and of considerable length, are symphonies which break away entirely from...continue...

Scriabin: Piano Concerto, Prometheus / Dubourg, Uljanov

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Dubourg, Evelyne
Conductors: Uljanov, Nicholas
Ensemble: Bratislava City Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava; Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Scriabin: Symphony no 3, etc / Nikolay Golovanov

1 CD / Boheme / 2000-09-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Symphony no 4, Op. 54 "Poem of ecstasy"
Performers: Popov, Sergei [trumpet]
Conductors: Golovanov, Nikolai S.
Ensemble: All-Union Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra

Scriabin: The 3 Symphonies, Le poème de l'extase / Ashkenazy, DSO Berlin, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-02-08

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poè...
Performers: Balleys, Brigitte; Larin, Sergei
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

"Rarely has the thirst for lustrous, intoxicating orchestral sound been more richly satisfied than here in this recording of Scriabin's Third Symphony - high level,...continue...

Scriabin: Piano Concerto, etc / Scherbakov, Golovchin, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-17

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 73; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

Scriabin's early works, such as the Piano Concerto, took their inspiration from Chopin, and though he wrote three symphonies, most of his output was for...continue...

Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase, etc / Boulez, Ugorski, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-07-20

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"...DG's recording job, made in good old Medinah Temple rather than Orchestra Hall, is everything you could wish for. This is now my 'Ecstasy' of...continue...

Scriabin: Prometheus, etc /Postnikova, Rozhdestvensky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Fantasy for piano and orchestra in A minor; Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20
Performers: Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: Hague Residentie Orchestra; Netherlands Theater Choir

A special treat here is the world premiere recording of an arrangement (by Rozhdestvensky, the conductor of this disc) for piano and orchestra of the...continue...

Scriabin: Symphonies no 2 & 3, etc / Neeme Järvi, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24
Performers: Herseth, Adolph
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev

1 CD / Philips / 1998-10-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Toradze, Alexander
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Gergiev's 'Firebird' is certainly a startling performance. All manner of things probably contribute here to the impression of distinctive but completely natural pacing, timing, voicing...continue...

Explore the Classics - Love

1 CD / Allegro Imports / 1998-03-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra