The Complete Preludes and Etudes for Pianoforte Solo

by Alexander Scriabin, Y. I. Mil'shteyn (Editor), Alexander Scriabin (Composer)

Overview

Alexander Nikolayevitch Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist, is best known for his perfectly spun miniatures where his novel harmonic and pianistic ideas were most brilliantly worked out. This volume in Dover's continuing series of musical scores presents the best of Scriabin's works, his complete etudes and preludes for the solo piano.
There are the Chopinesque works from his early period, including the 12 etudes from Op. 8 and the 24 Preludes, Op. 11. The works of the middle period, when he began working out his new harmonies based on a series of fourths, include the outstanding sets of Preludes, Opp. 33 and 48, and the Etudes, Op. 42. The 5 Preludes, Op. 74, and the Etudes, Op. 65, from the final period reveal perhaps most about his joyous ecstasy and languid contemplation, moods which no other composer could express to such a degree. There are also the preludes and etudes from Opp. 2, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 22, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45, 49, 51, 59, and 67, each containing miniatures working out some subtle harmonic, rhythmic, or melodic idea with a perfect pianistic sense of writing.
This book has been especially designed as a playing edition ― the noteheads are large and easily readable at the piano, and the margins and spaces between staves are adequate for written notes, fingerings, and turnovers. It is also most useful for analysis, or simply for following along with the actual music.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486229195
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/01/1973
Series:	Dover Music for Piano Series
Edition description:	Reprint of 1966-67 Muzyka editions
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	526,360
Product dimensions:	9.02(w) x 11.97(h) x 0.58(d)

Table of Contents

PRELUDES
  "Op. 2, No. 2 in B Major"
  "For the Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 1 in C Sharp Minor"
    "24 PRELUDES, OP. 11"
    Part I
      No. 1 in C Major
      No. 2 in A Minor
      No. 3 in G Major
      No. 4 in E Minor
      No. 5 in D Major
      No. 6 in B Minor
    Part II
      No. 7 in A Major
      No. 8 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 9 in E Major
      No. 10 in C Sharp Minor
      No. 11 in B Major
      No. 12 in G Sharp Minor
    Part III
      No. 13 in G Flat Major
      No. 14 in E Flat Minor
      No. 15 in D Flat Major
      No. 16 in B Flat Minor
      No. 17 in A Flat Major
      No. 18 in F Minor
    Part IV
      No. 19 in E Flat Major
      No. 20 in C Minor
      No. 21 In B Flat Major
      No. 22 in G Minor
      No. 23 in F Major
      No. 24 in D Minor
    "SIX PRELUDES, OP. 13"
      No. 1 in C Major
      No. 2 in A Minor
      No. 3 in G Major
      No. 4 in E Minor
      No. 5 in D Major
      No. 6 in B Minor
    "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 15"
      No. 1 in A Major
      No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in E Major
      No. 4 in E Major
      No. 5 in C Sharp Minor
    "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 16"
      No. 1 in B Major
      No. 2 in G Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in G Flat Major
      No. 4 in E Flat Minor
      No. 5 in F Sharp Major
    "SEVEN PRELUDES, OP. 17"
      No. 1 in D Minor
      No. 2 in E Flat Major
      No. 3 in D Flat Major
      No. 4 in B Flat Minor
      No. 5 in F Minor
      No. 6 in B Flat Major
      No. 7 in G Minor
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 22"
      No. 1 in G Sharp Minor
      No. 2 in C Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in B Major
      No. 4 in B Minor
    "TWO PRELUDES, OP. 27"
      No. 1 in G Minor
      No. 2 in B Major
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 31"
      No. 1 in D Flat Major/C Major
      No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in E Flat Minor
      No. 4 in C Major
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 33"
      No. 1 in E Major
      No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in C Major
      No. 4 in A Flat Major
    "THREE PRELUDES, OP. 35"
    No. 1 in D Flat Major
      No. 2 in B Flat Major
      No. 3 in C Major
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 37"
      No. 1 in B Flat Minor
      No. 2 in F Sharp Major
      No. 3 in B Major
      No. 4 in G Minor
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 39"
      No. 1 in F Sharp Major
      No. 2 in D Major
      No. 3 in G Major
      No. 4 in a Flat Major
      "Op. 45, No. 3 in E Flat Major"
    "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 48"
      No. 1 in F Sharp Major
      No. 2 in C Major
      No. 3 in D Flat Major
      No. 4 in C Major
      "Op. 49, No. 2 in F Major"
      "Op. 51, No. 2 in A Minor"
      "Op. 56, No. 1 in E Flat Major"
      "Op. 59, No. 2"
    "TWO PRELUDES, OP. 67"
      No. 1
      No. 2
    "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 74"
      No. 1
      No. 2
      No. 3
      No. 4
      No. 5
ETUDES
  "Op. 2, No. 1 in C Sharp Minor"
    "TWELVE ETUDES, OP. 8"
    Part 1
      No. 1 in C Sharp Major
      No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in B Minor
      No. 4 in B Major
      No. 5 in E Major
      No. 6 in A Major
    Part II
      No. 7 in B Flat Minor
      No. 8 in A Flat Major
      No. 9 in G Sharp Minor
      No. 10 in D Flat Major
      No. 11 in B Flat Minor
      No. 12 in D Sharp Minor
    "EIGHT ETUDES, OP, 42"
      No. 1 in D Flat Major
      No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
      No. 3 in F Sharp Major
      No. 4 in F Sharp Major
      No. 5 in C Sharp Minor
      No. 6 in D Flat Major
      No. 7 in F Minor
      No. 8 in E Flat Major
      "Op. 49, No. 1 in E Flat Major"
      "Op. 56, No. 4"
    "THREE ETUDES, OP. 65"
      No. 1
      No. 2
      No. 3