Late Piano Sonatas

Alexandre Scriabine (1871-1915): Piano Sonata No. 6 Op.62, Piano Sonata No. 7 Op.64, Piano Sonata No. 8 Op.66, Piano Sonata No. 9 Op.68, Piano Sonata No. 10 Op.70

Among the ten sonatas that Alexandre Scriabine composed, the final works form a self-contained journey, both philosophically and spiritually, and of course musically as well. The complexity of the compositions and the piano technique is as great as the depth of the concepts they attempt to convey: a struggle between the natural and the supernatural, between dark forces and pure tenderness, between what is foreign and what lies close to the heart of mankind. Pianist Pietro Rigacci takes on the challenge of these works with verve and creates a fascinating journey through the final sonatas of Scriabine.