In 1986, before his final concert in Moscow, legendary virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz was asked his opinion of two composers whose music he had played all his life. He lavished his highest praise on ...

Mystical Russian composer Alexander Scriabin saw music, heard colors and wrote music that goes from ecstasy to frenzy. Baltimore Symphony... Postlude To A Kiss: Scriabin's Raging 'Poem Of Ecstasy' I ...

VIENNA – The applause rose, crested, gathered new energy, much like the restless surges of the Alexander Scriabin symphony Riccardo Muti and his Chicago Symphony Orchestra had ridden to victory just ...

The Divine Poem is the Esoteric Pick of the Week. Written by Alexander Scriabin, The Divine Poem is his third symphony. Scriabin was best known for his piano compositions and was one of the most ...

SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 3 (The Divine Poem); Poem of Ecstasy. New York Philharmonic; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor. Deutsche Grammophon 427 324-2.In some quarters, the music of Scriabin has long since ...

I love composer anniversaries because they afford us opportunities to look at musicians anew, and 2015 will mark the centenary of the death of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. It's quite possible ...