A. Scriabin - Complete Poemes

For all of his short adult life, Alexander Scriabin wrote�or planned to write�monumental works of great import, and in between these efforts he produced a steady torrent of miniatures, tiny concentrated droplets of this same expansive genius. Fascinatingly, the composer�s designation �po�me� is applied both to ground-breaking symphonic perorations and to the extended series of thirty-four little piano pieces, written over more than a decade and often grouped into little sets. Their inspirations are as varied as their titles�from black magic to cosmic aspiration�and they offer a key into their composer�s inner world.American pianist Garrick Ohlsson is an acknowledged master of the genre�astonished critical reaction to his recordings of Brahms, Granados and of course Chopin attest to this�and this new Scriabin recording will only enhance an admirable reputation.