Evgeny Kissin - Music of Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky (2005)

On this record, the playing's the thing. A lesser pianist could hardly hold the listener's interest in these sonatas by Scriabin (who had messianic delusions) and Medtner (who never found much recognition outside Russia), or meet the Herculean demands of the Stravinsky pieces. Scriabin's Preludes are charming, poetic, dreamy miniatures of contrasting tempo and character; the Sonata's corner movements are dramatic and fiery, the second surges, the third is lyrical and atmospheric…

1. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Five Preludes, Op.15 - 1. Andante (2:13)
2. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Five Preludes, Op.15 - 2. Vivo (0:51)
3. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Five Preludes, Op.15 - 3. Allegro assai (0:58)
4. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Five Preludes, Op.15 - 4. Andantino (1:46)
5. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Five Preludes, Op.15 - 5. Andante (1:26)
6. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Piano Sonata No.3 in F sharp minor, Op.23 - I. Dramatiuco (6:13)
7. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Piano Sonata No.3 in F sharp minor, Op.23 - II. Allegretto (2:32)
8. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Piano Sonata No.3 in F sharp minor, Op.23 - III. Andante (5:39)
9. Kissin, Evgeny - Scriabin - Piano Sonata No.3 in F sharp minor, Op.23 - IV. Presto con fuoco (6:18)
10. Kissin, Evgeny - Medtner - Sonatra-Reminiscenza, Op. 38 No. 1, in A minor (16:13)
11. Kissin, Evgeny - Stravinsky - Three Movements from Pétrouchka - I. Danse russe (2:30)
12. Kissin, Evgeny - Stravinsky - Three Movements from Pétrouchka - II. Chez Pétrouchka (4:48)
13. Kissin, Evgeny - Stravinsky - Three Movements from Pétrouchka - III. La Semaine grasse (8:21)