Robert Taub - Scriabin: 10 Piano Sonatas (1994)
BAND/ARTIST: Robert Taub
- Title: Scriabin: 10 Piano Sonatas
- Year Of Release: 1994
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 02:12:17
- Total Size: 431 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: III. Presto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: IV. Funebre
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": I. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": II. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: I. Drammatico
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco
11. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: I. Andante
12. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: II. Prestissimo volando
13. Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 53
CD
01. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
02. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
03. Piano Sonata No. 8
04. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
05. Piano Sonata No. 10
Robert Taub recorded Scriabin's 10 piano sonatas between 1988 and 1990, and his set was released in 1994 by Harmonia Mundi. Taub's interpretations are subtle and highly varied, and not of a consistent type - neither excessively vaporous nor relentlessly hammered -- which is what Scriabin's scores show: the ebb and flow of emotions and moods are indicated in the proliferation of expression markings and tempo fluctuations, and the music clearly calls for a fluid, intuitive approach. Taub's interpretations of the first three sonatas are Chopin-esque and firmly defined in the Romantic tradition; but the increasing complexity and growing megalomaniacal eroticism of Scriabin's music -- especially pronounced in the last five sonatas -- elicits a fully rhapsodic and spontaneous treatment from this pianist. Compared to Vladimir Ashkenazy's driven recordings, Taub's may seem enervated and languid; when matched against Roberto Szidon's legendary set, it may seem a little less than imaginative. Still, this is one of the best cycles available, and the differences with Ashkenazy and Szidon are only in degrees of interpretation, not in overall excellence. Harmonia Mundi's sound quality is resonant and enjoyably realistic, though a bit soft in spots.
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: III. Presto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: IV. Funebre
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": I. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": II. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: I. Drammatico
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco
11. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: I. Andante
12. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: II. Prestissimo volando
13. Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 53
CD
01. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
02. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
03. Piano Sonata No. 8
04. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
05. Piano Sonata No. 10
Robert Taub recorded Scriabin's 10 piano sonatas between 1988 and 1990, and his set was released in 1994 by Harmonia Mundi. Taub's interpretations are subtle and highly varied, and not of a consistent type - neither excessively vaporous nor relentlessly hammered -- which is what Scriabin's scores show: the ebb and flow of emotions and moods are indicated in the proliferation of expression markings and tempo fluctuations, and the music clearly calls for a fluid, intuitive approach. Taub's interpretations of the first three sonatas are Chopin-esque and firmly defined in the Romantic tradition; but the increasing complexity and growing megalomaniacal eroticism of Scriabin's music -- especially pronounced in the last five sonatas -- elicits a fully rhapsodic and spontaneous treatment from this pianist. Compared to Vladimir Ashkenazy's driven recordings, Taub's may seem enervated and languid; when matched against Roberto Szidon's legendary set, it may seem a little less than imaginative. Still, this is one of the best cycles available, and the differences with Ashkenazy and Szidon are only in degrees of interpretation, not in overall excellence. Harmonia Mundi's sound quality is resonant and enjoyably realistic, though a bit soft in spots.
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