Alexander SCRIABIN25 December 1871 - 27 April 1915 (age 43)
FamilyScriabin was an eccentric Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and mystic. Best known for his piano works he was a fellow student of Rachmaninoff. For more about the above portrait click on the image. FamilyAlexander 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 WorksOrchestral: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 12 portraits of Russian composers: Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Balakirev, Prokofiev. Quotes - "I am God! I am nothing, I'm play, I am freedom, I am life.I am the boundary, I am the peak." - "My Tenth Sonata is a sonata of insects. Insects are born from the sun...they are the sun's kisses...How unified world-understanding is when you look at things this way," - “In love's godlike breathing, there's the innermost aspect of the universe.” 
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