Alexander Scriabin was one of the most unique and visionary composers in history—an artist whose genius lay not only in his musical language but also in the cosmic scope of his imagination. He began as a Romantic pianist-composer influenced by Chopin, but quickly transformed his style into something radical and unearthly. Scriabin abandoned traditional tonality in favor of his own harmonic system, most famously the “mystic chord,” a six-note synthetic scale that became the foundation of his late

Alexander Scriabin – a mysterium! A few days ago, we asked you to tell us why the Russian composer and his music are so fascinating. We highlighted some of your many and very diverse answers in this video. Feel free to add your own opinion below in the comments! https://www.henle.de/en/scriabin . . . #henleverlag #urtext #henlelibrary | G. Henle Verlag