Dmitri Alexeev – Scriabin: Mazurkas, Poèmes & Impromtus (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

This multi-album set of piano works by Scriabin is the fourth and final installment in Dmitri Alexeevs monumental endeavor to record Scriabins entire oeuvre for the piano on Brilliant Classics, an eight-album collection that includes the earlier Complete Preludes, Complete etudes and Complete Piano Sonatas. This set gathers all the works that do not belong to the uniform cycles of the previous three releases, and the title captures three interesting trends in this huge range of opus numbers spanning 25 years, without being overly prescriptive. The Mazurkas represent a youthful devotion to Chopin that matured into lifelong inspiration; the many Poemes (whether or not they bear that specific title) are emblematic of the imagery and emotional and spiritual content with which the works are imbued; and the Impromptus evoke Scriabins mold-breaking compositional freedom and the genius of his idiosyncratic stream of consciousness and individual pianism. There are other noteworthy genres here with an important place in his piano output, including sonata-form movements that ultimately would be stand-alone pieces, nocturnes, other dances, and a pair of album leaves. Many of these pieces provide this collection with valuable continuity, constituting bridges in the development of the composers art and pianism between the individual sonatas, etudes and preludes that feature in the previous volumes. Or they provide context: for example, the three pieces of Opus 51 given here are the companions to the Prelude Op.51 No.2 that featured alone in the previous prelude cycle. As such they are not a catch all but a worthy and indispensable final piece of the puzzle depicting this extraordinary creator.

Tracklist:
1. Dmitri Alexeev – Valse, Op. 1 (03:44)
2. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: I. Tempo Giusto in B Minor (04:18)
3. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: II. Allegretto Non Tanto in F-Sharp Minor (01:50)
4. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: III. Allegretto in G Minor (01:48)
5. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: IV. Moderato in E Major (03:40)
6. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: V. Doloroso in D-Sharp Minor (03:42)
7. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: Vi. Scherzando in C-Sharp Minor (02:42)
8. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: VII. Con Passione in E Minor (03:33)
9. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: VIII. Con Moto in B-Flat Minor (03:11)
10. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: IX. Mazurka in G-Sharp Minor (03:01)
11. Dmitri Alexeev – Mazurkas, Op. 3: X. Mazurka in E-Flat Minor (06:20)
12. Dmitri Alexeev – Allegro Appassionato, Op. 4 (10:05)
13. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: I. Andante in F-Sharp Minor (03:30)
14. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: II. Allegretto in A Major (02:24)
15. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus À La Mazur, Op. 7: I. Impromptus in G-Sharp Minor (04:10)
16. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus À La Mazur, Op. 7: II. Impromptus in F-Sharp Major (03:53)
17. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Morceaux Pour La Main Gauche, Op. 9: II. Nocturne (05:02)
18. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 10: I. Impromptus in F-Sharp Minor (03:55)
19. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 10: II. Impromptus in A Major (02:55)
20. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 12: I. Impromptus in F-Sharp Major (05:02)
21. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 12: II. Impromptus in B-Flat Minor (03:59)
22. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 14: I. Impromptus in B Major (02:26)
23. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Impromptus, Op. 14: II. Impromptus in F-Sharp Minor (04:34)
24. Dmitri Alexeev – Allegro De Concert, Op. 18 (06:36)
25. Dmitri Alexeev – Polonaise, Op. 21 (07:12)
26. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: I. Mazurka in F Minor (03:56)
27. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: II. Mazurka in C Major (03:19)
28. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: III. Mazurka in E Minor (02:04)
29. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: IV. Mazurka in E Major (04:18)
30. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: V. Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor (04:11)
31. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: Vi. Mazurka in F-Sharp Major (02:14)
32. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: VII. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor (05:04)
33. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: VIII. Mazurka in B Major (02:18)
34. Dmitri Alexeev – 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: IX. Mazurka in E-Flat Minor (03:34)
35. Dmitri Alexeev – Fantaisie in B Minor, Op. 28 (10:34)
36. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 32: I. Andante Cantabile in F-Sharp Major (02:54)
37. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 32: II. Allegro, Con Eleganzza, Con Fiducia in D Major (01:39)
38. Dmitri Alexeev – Poème Tragique in B-Flat Major, Op. 34 (03:50)
39. Dmitri Alexeev – Poème Satanique, Op. 36 (06:09)
40. Dmitri Alexeev – Valse in A-Flat Major, Op. 38 (05:53)
41. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Mazurkas, Op. 40: I. Allegro in D-Flat Major (01:51)
42. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Mazurkas, Op. 40: II. Piacevole in F-Sharp Major (01:28)
43. Dmitri Alexeev – Poème, Op. 41 (05:27)
44. Dmitri Alexeev – Feuillet D’album in F-Sharp Major (00:57)
45. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 44: I. Lento in C Major (01:19)
46. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 44: II. Moderato in C Major (01:10)
47. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 45: I. Feuillet D’album (00:54)
48. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 45: II. Poème Fantasque (00:32)
49. Dmitri Alexeev – Scherzo, Op. 46 (01:28)
50. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 49: III. Rêverie (01:22)
51. Dmitri Alexeev – 4 Morceaux, Op. 51: I. Fragilité (02:07)
52. Dmitri Alexeev – 4 Morceaux, Op. 51: III. Poème Ailé (01:14)
53. Dmitri Alexeev – 4 Morceaux, Op. 51: IV. Danse Languide (00:57)
54. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 52: I. Poème (02:53)
55. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 52: II. Énigme (01:22)
56. Dmitri Alexeev – 3 Morceaux, Op. 52: III. Poème Languide (00:58)
57. Dmitri Alexeev – 4 Pièces, Op. 56: II. Ironies (02:27)
58. Dmitri Alexeev – 4 Pièces, Op. 56: III. Nuances (01:29)
59. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Morceaux, Op. 57: I. Désir (01:17)
60. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Morceaux, Op. 57: II. Caresse Dansée (01:49)
61. Dmitri Alexeev – Feuillet D’album, Op. 58 (01:40)
62. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Morceaux, Op. 59: I. Poème (02:19)
63. Dmitri Alexeev – Poème-Nocturne, Op. 61 (07:23)
64. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 63: I. Masque (01:11)
65. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 63: II. Étrangeté (02:05)
66. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 71: I. Fantastique (01:50)
67. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Poèmes, Op. 71: II. En Rêvant, Avec Une Grande Douceur (02:14)
68. Dmitri Alexeev – Vers La Flame, Op. 72 (06:12)
69. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Danses, Op. 73: I. Guirlandes (03:20)
70. Dmitri Alexeev – 2 Danses, Op. 73: II. Flammes Sombres (02:32)