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Alexander SCRIABIN

25 December 1871 - 27 April 1915 (age 43)

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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

Classical Music - Russian composers calendar calendar

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12 portraits of Russian composers: Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Balakirev, Prokofiev.

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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.”

Scriabin on eBay

You can find Scriabin related items on eBay, some new, some used, some common, some rare. Always good for a browse - you never know what you may find!