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Title: Scriabin, a Biography by Faubion Bowers ISBN: 0-486-28897-8 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Scriabin for normal people
Comment: The book is rich in facts and documents, you find there most if not all the important dates, places, pieces and persons. Scriabin's personal letters bring him very close to the reader - sometimes even uncomfortably close. Young creative persons reading that could lose their motivation to get famous - not everybody wants his or her private letters to be published like this. After reading this book it becomes nearly impossible to be as successful as Scriabin himself in ignoring his human weaknesses.
In this book we find some translated poems of Scriabin, including the "Poem of Ecstasy", describing in poetic language the same spiritual process as his Symphony #4 (Op.54) under the same name. Compared to this great music having many good recordings and easy to find in Internet, the text is almost forgotten by general public - it took some years for me to dig out the text in its original Russian language.
About Scriabin's philosophy and mysticism Bowers gives us the facts and citations with a slightly ironical bystander's smile. He understands Scriabin's seeking for ecstasy and the "I am God" thing that are so easy to confuse with escapism and "mania grandiosa". But he does not share Scriabin's exalted feelings and fails every hope of dedicated fans to serve this God together. Author of the biography is honest enough not to pretend that he has understood every little thing in Scriabin's ideas. He also avoids the primitive freudism that is too often seen in biographies. I recommend this book for every enthusiast of Scriabin who is not afraid of unveiled reality.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent - a lovingly crafted insight
Comment: A lovingly crafted insight into one of the greatest of musical minds. Extensive excerpts from letters, postcards, and notebooks yields a startling account of Scriabins progression from child prodigy to poet, philosopher, and composer. However this is not just a biography, it's presentation is akin to a Scriabin Sonata, with structure yet diversity and surprise. A joy for all music lovers and a must for Scriabin fans.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Window into 19th Century Russia
Comment: Mr. Bower's biography of Scriabin is more than a biography. It is at the same another window into the life of the more priviledged classes of prerevolutionary Russia before WWI...a virtual syllabus of names and personalities to be investigated in further readings. It is a lively illustration of a lost culture, a worthwhile addition to the cultural picture painted in Massey's THE FIREBIRD.
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Title:Scriabin: Complete Piano Music (Excluding Sonatas) ASIN: B00007J4SI Publisher: Vox (Classical) Pub. Date: 10 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Scriabin: Complete Sonatas ASIN: B00007J4SK Publisher: Vox (Classical) Pub. Date: 10 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $10.98 |
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Title:Scriabin: Preparation for the Final Mystery ASIN: B00002R2SQ Publisher: Decca Pub. Date: 11 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $50.98 |
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Title:Vladimir Sofronitsky ASIN: B00000IX8Q Publisher: Philips Pub. Date: 11 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $23.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $23.98 |
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Title:The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century ASIN: B00004UF01 Publisher: Wea Corp Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.09 |
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