Scriabin a short guide for pianists James Kreiling

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kreiling, James, author.

Series:

A short guides to the piano repertoire

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Piano music.

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich.

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915--Analysis, appreciation.

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915--Criticism and interpretation.

Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).

Music.

Piano--Performance.

Piano.

Piano music (Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich).

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York Bloomsbury Academic 2026

Summary:

"Scriabin: pianist, thinker, symbolist, radical, romantic, and often misunderstood composer – immerse yourself in his mystical world and develop an informed interpretation of his piano works. Among pianists, the popularity of a handful of his youthful works – from preludes and etudes to sonatas – contrasts starkly with a general ambivalence, verging on animosity, toward his notorious later style. James Kreiling sets out not only to inform and advise but also to persuade. He illuminates the genius of Scriabin’s highly individual style while focusing on performance and interpretation. Considering the various piano-roll recordings of Scriabin left to us as well as first-hand accounts from contemporaries, this book pieces together how a late 19th-century approach to rubato and improvisation is inherent in Scriabin’s notation, how notions of Scriabin’s orchestration and synesthesia are pianistic tools, and how all of this can influence performance. Kreiling also contemplates the development of Scriabin as “Thinker.” He looks at how the gradual evolution of his thought to apocalyptic heights – from brushes with theosophy and Russian cosmism to mysticism – was born from growing social and political tensions of the epoch, exploring their musical manifestations such as the “Mystic” chord and musical symbolism"-- Bloomsbury Collections

Contents:

Pianist-composer

Composer-pianist

Thinker

Symbolist

Pandora’s box

Beyond the notes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed August 19, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Kreiling, James Scriabin

ISBN:

9798216352280

9798216352259

9798216352273

OCLC:

1608646638

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license