Sonata No. 6 (Scriabin)
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Alexander Scriabin's Sonata No. 6 (opus 62) was written from 1911 to 1912, actually preceded by the Sonata No. 7.
It is one of a few pieces Scriabin never played himself. He reportedly had a fear of its darkness, and often started shuddering after playing a few measures for other people.[1]
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This sonata does indeed begin in shuddering darkness, and the ending is akin to freezing in outer space. In between, however, is a riveting series of events that includes a gorgeous, flowing dream sequence and moments of pure terror.
The Elektra chord is featured in the sonata [2].
[edit] Further reading
- Scriabin, Alexander. Complete Piano Sonatas. 1964 Muzyka score republished in 1988 by New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-25850-5. The sixth sonata occupies pages 114-140.
[edit] References
- ^ Leonid Sabaneev (1925/2005). Erinnerungen an Alexander Skrjabin. Verlag Ernst Kuhn. German. ISBN 3-928864-21-1
- ^ H. H. Stuckenschmidt; Piero Weiss. "Debussy or Berg? The Mystery of a Chord Progression", The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 3. (Jul., 1965), pp. 453-459.
