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Composer

Alexander Scriabin

1872–1915

989 works in the index

Born
1872
Died
1915
Birthplace
Moscow
Citizenship / historical state
Russian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Scriabin wrote almost exclusively for the piano and moved, across about twenty-five years, from music that sounds like Chopin to music that belongs to nobody but himself. Both ends of that journey are in this catalogue.

The early preludes and études — anything up to about Op. 20 — are approachable Romantic writing and much easier than his reputation implies. Op. 11 is a set of twenty-four preludes across all keys, several of them within reach of a competent amateur, and it is the sensible place to begin. The late sonatas and the Poème de l'extase period are another matter entirely.

His writing assumes a wide stretch and uses cross-rhythms constantly — fives against threes are routine. Editions with good fingering earn their price here more than for most composers.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Oboe, Flute, Horn, violin
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, pop
Works with composition dates
47 of 989

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 3 of 21

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Mazurka in B minor 1889IMSLP —B minor —— 3
Album Leaf de Monighetti 1889IMSLP —— —— 3
Piano Sonata No.6, Op.62 1911IMSLP Op.62— Piano— 3
Trois Morceaux — —— Piano— 3
Poeme Tragique, Op.34 1903IMSLP Op.34— Piano— 2
Poeme, Op.41 — Op.41— Piano— 2
Valse in G-Sharp minor 1886IMSLP —G-Sharp minor —— 2
Op.11, No.15: Prelude: Wind Tri — Op.11, No.15— —— 2
Op.25, No.3: Mazurk — Op.25, No.3— —— 3
Op.46: Scherz — Op.46— —— 3
Op.8, No.5: Etude No. — Op.8, No.5— —— 3
Op.45, No.3 In E Flat Major — Op.45, No.3E-Flat major Piano— 4
Op.2, No.1 In C Sharp Minor — Op.2, No.1C-Sharp minor Piano— 4
Etude No.6 In A Major — —A major Piano— 4
Etude No.1 In D Flat Major — —D-Flat major Piano— 4
Etude No.5 In C Sharp Major — —C-Sharp major Piano— 4
Piano Sonatas — —— Piano— 3
Sonata No.5, Op.53 — Op.53— Piano— 4
Sonata No.6, Op.62 — Op.62— Piano— 4
Sonata No.7 "White Mass", Op.64 — Op.64— Piano— 4
Sonata No.9 "Black Mass", Op.68 — Op.68— Piano— 4
Opus 8, #2 — Opus 8— Piano— 4
Opus 8, #7 — Opus 8— Piano— 4
Opus 42, #4 — Opus 42— Piano— 4
Opus 65, #3 — Opus 65— Piano— 4
Poem, Op. 59 No. 1. — Op. 59 No. 1— Piano, Oboe— 3
Canon — —— PianoClassical 3
Feuillet d'Album op. posth. Ab Major - Piano — —— —— 2
Prelude No. 04 in C major — —C major —— 0
Canon in D minor 1883IMSLP —D minor —— 2
Egoroff Variations 1887IMSLP —— —— 2
Feuillet d'Album 1905IMSLP —— —— 1
Fugue 1892IMSLP —— —— 2
Piano Sonata No.1, Op.6 1893IMSLP Op.6— Piano— 2
Piano Sonata No.7, Op.64 1911IMSLP Op.64— —— 2
Piano Sonata No:9, Op.68 — Op.68— Piano— 2
4 Morceaux, Op.51 1906IMSLP Op.51— —— 2
Quatre Morceaux — —— Piano— 2
Sonata-Fantasie 1886IMSLP —— —— 2
Op.48, No.2: Prelude: Harp and Cell — Op.48, No.2— —— 2
Op.11, No.14: Prelud — Op.11, No.14— —— 2
Op.11, No.15: Prelud — Op.11, No.15— —— 2
Op.16, No.1: Prelud — Op.16, No.1— —— 2
Op.45, No.1: Feuillet dAlbu — Op.45, No.1— —— 2
Op.9, No.2: Nocturne for the Left Hand Alon — Op.9, No.2— —— 2
Op.59, No.2 — Op.59, No.2— Piano— 3
Etude No.6 In D Flat Major — —D-Flat major Piano— 3
Etude No.7 In F Minor — —F minor Piano— 3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 71579242. Portrait: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Scriabin.jpg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.