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Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev - Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy (2015) [Official Digital Download]

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Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev - Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy (2015) [Official Digital Download]

Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev - Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/176.4 kHz | Time - 76:52 minutes | 2.38 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

In 1899, Scriabin began writing his most ambitious composition to date: the First Symphony. The work still reflects the influence of the traditional fourmovement formal scheme. The first movement, in sonata form (Allegro dramatico), is followed by a slow movement (Lento), a scherzo (Vivace) and an Allegro, again in sonata form. But Scriabin also framed the symphony with an introductory movement in a slow tempo and a monumental choral finale with a text of his own composition, and it is this movement that can be said to occupy the works interpretational centre of gravity. The First Symphony documents a search for salvation and unification, both of which can only be found in art: May your mighty and free spirit reign all-powerfully on earth; and humanity, lifted up by you, perform a noble deed. Come all nations of the world and let us sing praises to art!
Le Poème de lextase debuted in New York on 10 December 1908, after a performance in Russia had to be cancelled due to the difficulty of the score. However, when the Russian première finally did take place, on 1 February 1909, it wound up being a true spectacle. The then young composition student, Sergei Prokofiev wrote, Myaskovsky and I sat next to each other and consumed the Poème de lextase with the greatest of interest, although, at different moments during the performance, we were entirely confused by the newness of the music. We had expected something surpassing the divine Poème, which we both knew well and loved. But both the harmonic and thematic material of the work, as well as its contrapuntal voice-leading, resembled nothing we had ever heard before. Conductor Mikhail Pletnev surpasses the extreme with his Scriabin interpretation and draws what he needs from the Russian National Orchestra the Moscow-based ensemble he founded in 1990. This results in a near-perfect performance of both works. Blessed by the orchestras warm, vibrant playing, this CD is a real pleasure for everyone who adores the esoteric and unorthodox work of Scriabin. It is definitely THE Symphony No. 1 and Poem of Ecstasy to own: an ideal performance with sonic audio quality to match.

'The Scriabin centenary offers an excellent chance to reassess his creativity: this is a fine contribution to that endeavour.' –Gramophone

Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra released a CD of Skryabin's Poem of Ecstasy on Deutsche Grammophon back in 1999, when it was coupled with the Divine Poem.That disc is still available,but this new,refreshed interpretation of the Poem of Ecstasy is interestingly coupled with the First Symphony, completed in 1900 before Skryabin's hyper-egocentricity and exotic philosophising began to manifest themselves in his music. The passing of the years brought with it a concentration and compression of his musical argument: whereas the First Symphony has six movements spread over a broad canvas of an hour or so, the Poem of Ecstasy (strictly speaking his Fourth Symphony) is in a single movement of 20 minutes.In the Poem of Ecstasy Skryabin has not yet entered the dark world of sulphureous swirls that characterise his last completed orchestral work, Prometheus: A Poem of Fire, but the music nevertheless possesses a voluptuousness and volatility that Pletnev conjures up here in a performance of truly ecstatic headiness. Skryabin's directions in the score give clues as to its temperament: almost in delirium,very perfumed,with ever increasing intoxication,with noble and joyful emotion.These tags are in addition to the conventional ones governing the ebb and flow of speed and dynamics, and it is a testament to Pletnev's understanding of and thorough immersion in the manner of Skryabin's musical thinking that this performance is both fluid and taut, the music's colours gleaming and shimmering and with the prominent trumpet solos (Vladislav Lavrik) stirringly aspirational without a hint of the wide, wobbly vibrato that used to mark out old-style Russian performances.Whereas the harmonic scheme of the Poem of Ecstasy is one of constant flux, the First Symphony,basically in E major, still has key signatures for each of the movements. However, in musical phrasing, orchestration and in all manner of melodic and harmonic detail it is a work that clearly points to the Skryabin of the future. Pletnev recognises this factor here in his malleable control of tempo: the music flows and surges with spontaneity and with clear definition of climax and repose. The choral finale fields the first-rate Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatoire together with fine soloists in the soprano Svetlana Shilova and tenor Mikhail Gubsky, crowning an outstanding tribute to Skryabin in his centenary year. –The Telegraph

TRACKLIST
1. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – I. Lento (07:47)
2. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – II. Allegro dramatico (10:54)
3. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – III. Lento (11:05)
4. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – IV. Vivace (04:00)
5. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – V. Allegro (07:56)
6. Svetlana Shilova, Mikhail Gubsky, Moscow Conservatory Chamber Choir, Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – VI. Andante (13:46)
7. Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev – The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 "Symphony No. 4" (21:22)

foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Russian National Orchestra - Mikhail Pletnev / Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -10.85 dB -29.36 dB 7:49 01-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: I. Lento
DR14 0.00 dB -20.07 dB 10:55 02-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: II. Allegro drammatico
DR14 -5.03 dB -25.68 dB 11:06 03-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: III. Lento
DR15 -11.34 dB -31.96 dB 4:01 04-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: IV. Vivace
DR15 -1.37 dB -21.48 dB 7:57 05-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: V. Allegro
DR14 0.00 dB -20.23 dB 13:46 06-Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26: VI. Andante
DR14 0.00 dB -20.07 dB 21:22 07-The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4543 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev - Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy (2015) [Official Digital Download]


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