Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, Sonata No. 3
Drammatico
The soul, free and wild, thrown into the whirlpool of suffering and strife.
Allegretto
Apparent momentary and illusory respite; tired from suffering the soul wants to forget, wants to sing and flourish, in spite of everything. But the light rhythm, the fragrant harmonies are just a cover through which gleams the restless and languishing soul.
Andante
A sea of feelings, tender and sorrowful: love, sorrow, vague desires, inexplicable thoughts, illusions of a delicate dream.
Presto con fuoco
From the depth of being rises the fearsome voice of creative man whose victorious song resounds triumphantly. But too weak yet to reach the acme he plunges, temporarily defeated, into the abyss of non-being.
Drammatico
The soul, free and wild, thrown into the whirlpool of suffering and strife.
Allegretto
Apparent momentary and illusory respite; tired from suffering the soul wants to forget, wants to sing and flourish, in spite of everything. But the light rhythm, the fragrant harmonies are just a cover through which gleams the restless and languishing soul.
Andante
A sea of feelings, tender and sorrowful: love, sorrow, vague desires, inexplicable thoughts, illusions of a delicate dream.
Presto con fuoco
From the depth of being rises the fearsome voice of creative man whose victorious song resounds triumphantly. But too weak yet to reach the acme he plunges, temporarily defeated, into the abyss of non-being.
Daniil Trifonov
''Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987) was a Catalan composer often compared to Satie, Debussy, and Ravel, composing mainly for solo piano and voice. His piano works have become a favorite in the teaching repertoire as well as the performance repertoire. Concert pianists such as Alicia De Laroccha and Stephen Hough have performed and recorded Mompou's compositions. Variations sur un thème de Chopin, one of Mompou's larger piano works, has become a standard piece for performance. It is an extensive work for solo piano based on Chopin's Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7. This document provides a study of Mompou's Variations sur un thème de Chopin, focusing on his adaptation of Chopin's motives, harmonies, and stylistic characteristics; influences from other composers are also considered where pertinent. Several books and dissertations include analyses of various Mompou compositions; however, none have sufficiently covered the large work Variations sur un thème de Chopin. This study provides an investigation of an important Mompou piece and contributes to the continuing scholarly research of this Catalan composer and his compositions.'' [Sally Jeffcoat York]
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