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Morton Estrin
Scriabin: Russian Soul , Russian Glory
Genres: New Age, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. No.1 in C-sharp minor
2. No.2 in F-sharp minor
3. No.3 in B minor
4. No.4 in B major
5. No.5 in E major
6. No.6 in A major
7. No.7 in B-flat minor
8. No.8 in A-flat major
9. No.9 in G-sharp minor
10. No.10 in D-flat major
11. No.11 in B-flat minor
12. No.12 in D-sharp minor
13. Lilacs, Op.21, No.5
14. Daisies, Op.38, No.3
15. Polichinelle, Op.3, No.4
16. Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3, No.2
17. Romance in E-flat major, Op.44, No.1
18. Kammenoi-Ostrow, Op.10, No.22
19. March, Op.33 (The Love of Three Oranges)
20. The Musical Snuff Box, Op.32
21. Toccata

CD Details

All Artists: Morton Estrin
Title: Scriabin: Russian Soul , Russian Glory
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Connoisseur Society
Release Date: 8/1/2003
Album Type: Single
Genres: New Age, Classical
Styles: Instrumental, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 762434423922

Synopsis

Product Description

CD 4239 Scriabin: (Russian Soul, Russian Glory a treasure of famous piano pieces and all-time favorites by Scriabin and his comtemporaries). Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op.8 (complete), No.1 in C-sharp minor No.2 in F-sharp minor No.3 in B minor No.4 in B major No.5 in E major No.6 in A major No.7 in B-flat minor No.8 in A-flat major No.9 in G-sharp minor No.10 in D-flat major No.11 in B-flat minor No.12 in D-sharp minor. Rachmaninoff: Lilacs, Op.21, No.5 (Trans. by the composer) Daisies, Op.38, No.3 (Trans. by the composer) Polichinelle, Op.3, No.4 Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3, No.2. Rubinstein: Romance in E-flat major, Op.44, No.1 Kammenoi-Ostrow, Op.10, No.22. Prokofiev: March, Op.33 (The Love of Three Oranges). Liadov: The Musical Snuff Box, Op.32. Khatchaturian: Toccata. Morton Estrin, pianist.

CD Reviews

SCRIABIN REDUX

Melvyn M. Sobel | Freeport (Long Island), New York | 01/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Eagerly awaited, this CD reincarnation must be heralded for its inclusion of Estrin's trailblazing premiere recording of Scriabin's twelve youthful Etudes, Op. 8 (1894), originally released on LP by Connoisseur Society in 1969, a performance as luminous then as it is today. Few pianists have tackled these Chopinesque "studies" in their entirety, and none with the romantic fervor of Estrin, nor with such balanced idiomatic sensibility and sentiment. The fascinatingly varied Op. 8 collection eschews the academic for the lyrical; it manifests all the intrinsic elements that, in the right hands, become a sublime union between artist and composer, and not merely a pyrotechnical "affair." Estrin's devotion to these glorious pieces creates just such a fusion. It becomes our own, the emotional magnetism absolutely inescapable and indelible. Rave reviews by both the NY Times and Stereo Review, over thirty years ago, were (and still are) completely justified. There can be little doubt that Estrin's remarkably captivating interpretation may have single-handedly launched the Scriabin renaissance of the 1970s. This is music and pianism not to be missed. As encores, over thirty minutes' worth of plums from Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Prokofiev, Liadov and Khatchaturian are added, all played with delicacy, affection, flair and, of course, the eponymous Russian "soul."

[Running time: 65:29]

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