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Alexander SCRIABIN

25 December 1871 - 27 April 1915 (age 43)

portrait of Scriabin

Scriabin was an eccentric Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and mystic. Best known for his piano works he was a fellow student of Rachmaninoff.

Family

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin - also written as Skriabin, Skryabin or Skrjabin.
Born: Moscow 25 Dec 1871
Father. military aristocrat
Mother: concert pianist. Died when he was 1. Brought up by grandmother and aunts.
Siblings: father remarried - several half brothers and sisters
1st wife: Vera Ivanova Isakovich, several children
Mistress: Tatiana de Schloezer, more children

Works

Orchestral:
3 Symphonies
The Divine Poem
The Poem of Ecstasy
Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
1 piano concerto
Luce - clavier à lumières
10 piano sonatas
85 preludes
hundreds of piano pieces- preludes, etudes and poems
Mysterium
Reveries
Romance
Fantasy for piano and orchestra
Canon
Egoroff Variations
Fragilite
Desir
Caresse Danse
Satanic Poem
Prefatory ActionMystery
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