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Scriabin Sonata 4 Astronomy Film

Alexander Scriabin composed his magnificent fourth piano sonata in 1903, and wrote a poem to go with the composition. The poem talks about an ecstatic flight towards a distant blue star. In this film, made in the library of the Arcetri Observatory in Firenze (Florence), the sonata is performed by Marco Rapetti.

Scriabin in Einbeck 2021

In the week of 30th of August 2021 music by Alexander Scriabin was brought to the city of Einbeck, near Hannover, Germany. It sounded in various venues around the city such as Deine Linde, Junge Linde and the Rabbetghe family. Discussions about art were taking place.

Philosophy of Scriabin's 8th sonata

Philosophical essay and look into the deeply mysterious 8th sonata of Alexander Scriabin. What does it mean to be a musical piece, to be art? Digestion of the necessity and absurdity of music philosophy.

April 14th 2021 Remembering Scriabin

Today, on April 14th, is the day Scriabin passed away in 1915. As the founder of the Scriabin Club I would commemorate his live by featuring one of his works from his youth.

Update March 2021

Scriabin Club is delighted to announce that as first members are already joining and contributing to the Scriabin Club we will have new posts and publications of articles in the coming weeks!

Scriabin's Birthday 2021

This Blog post is dedicated to the 149th birthday of the great Russian composer Alexander Scriabin on January 6th 2021. What makes his music so special?

Alexander Scriabin and paintings by Nicholas Roerich

The connection between Alexander Scriabin and paintings by Nicholas Roerich of the Himalaya mountains. Why Scriabin Club uses paintings by Nicholas Roerich on its website.

The three artistic periods of A.Scriabin

The life and three artistic periods of the famous Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. Analysis of a piece from each period, outlining Scriabin’s shift towards atonality.

Analysis of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 5

This is my analysis of the amazing Etude-Tableaux Op.39 No.5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Etude-Tableaux op 39 no 5 is a very challenging piece, both technically, musically and emotionally. Also, out of all etudes tableaux, op.39 no.5 is the, perhaps, most harmonically elaborate piece, featuring complex harmonic movement.