Towards the Flame

Album by Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin & Rued Langgaard & Gustav Piekut

Towards the Flame is a late solo piano work by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin, composed in 1914. The piece exemplifies Scriabin's late-period harmonic language—dense chromaticism, an ambiguous tonal centre and richly textured sonorities—and reflects his turn towards mysticism and synaesthetic ideas, occupying a significant place among his final piano works.
First released: 12th November 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Trois morceaux, op. 45: Feuillet d'album
    1:34
  2. 2.
    Trois morceaux, op. 45: Poème fantasque
    0:26
  3. 3.
    Trois morceaux, op. 45: Prélude
    1:34
  4. 4.
    Sponsa Christi taedium vitae. Fantasia virtuosa, BVN 297
    4:29
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 10, op. 70
    13:00
  6. 6.
    Afgrundsmusik, BVN 169: Inflessibile mostruoso
    8:24
  7. 7.
    Afgrundsmusik, BVN 169: Frenetico, quasi rondo
    5:47
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 9, op. 68 “Messe noire”
    8:36
  9. 9.
    Flammekamrene, BVN 221
    6:37
  10. 10.
    Vers la flamme, op. 72
    5:41

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