Alexander Scriabin
Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915)
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Alexander Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist who lived from 1872 to 1915 and created innovative music that pushed the boundaries of harmony and tonality in classical composition. His experimental approach to sound and structure influenced modern music and remains significant in the history of 20th-century classical music.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1871-12-25
- Died
- 1915-04-14
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Complete Piano Sonatas
- Complete Preludes and Etudes for Pianoforte Solo
- Mazurkas, Poemes, Impromptus and Other Pieces for Piano
- Scriabin -- Selected Works
- Selected Piano Pieces
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Sound · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 [O.S. 25 December 1871] – 27 April [O.S. 14 April] 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. Initially influenced by Frédéric Chopin, he composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom. Later, independently of his contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, Scriabin developed a highly dissonant musical language that transcended traditional tonality without being strictly atonal, aligning with his personal brand of metaphysics. He embraced the concepts of Gesamtkunstwerk and synesthesia, creating a colour-coded circle of fifths inspired by theosophy to associate colours with specific harmonic tones. Scriabin is widely considered the primary Russian symbolist composer and a major figure of the Russian Silver Age.
Scriabin was an innovator and one of the most controversial composer-pianists of the early 20th century. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia said of him, "no composer has had more scorn heaped on him or greater love bestowed." Leo Tolstoy described Scriabin's music as "a sincere expression of genius." Scriabin's oeuvre exerted a salient influence on the music world over time, and inspired many composers, such as Nikolai Roslavets and Karol Szymanowski. His musical aesthetics have been reevaluated since the 1970s, and his ten published sonatas for piano and other works have been increasingly championed, garnering significant acclaim in recent years.
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