Vladimir Sofronitsky (May 8/April 25, 1901–August 26, 1961), Russian pianist and a pupil, follower, and son-in-law to Alexander Scriabin. Although Scriabin himself never heard Sofronitsky play, the composer's wife did and vouched that the pianist was the most authentic interpreter of her late husband's works. Indeed, his Scriabin recordings have yet to be surpassed. Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels looked up to Sofronitsky as their master, and famously, when Sofronitsky once drunkenly proclaimed the latter to be a genius, Richter toasted him to be a god. Few of Sofronitsky's recordings are available in the West. One noteworthy release, in BMG's "Russian Piano School" series, contains a complete concert, including a wonderful, dreamy, mercurial account of Robert Schumann's Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11. His issue in Phillips's Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century features some rather brutal and rhythmically perverse ChopinMazurkas on the first CD, and some of his legendary Scriabin on the second, including the 9th and 10th sonatas and a staggering Vers la Flamme. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: ÐлекÑаÌндр ÐиколаÌевич СкрÑÌбин, Aleksandr NikolaeviÄ Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin or Skrjabin) (6 January 1872–27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (СвÑтоÑлаÌв ТеофиÌлович РиÌхтер) (March 20, 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist of German extraction. ... Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (ÐÌмиль ГригоÌрьевич ГиÌлельÑ) (October 19, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was a Ukrainian classical pianist of the Soviet era. ... Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... This article is about Frédéric Chopin, the composer. ... The mazurka (Polish: mazurek, likely named after Polands Mazury district) is a Polish folk dance in triple time with a lively tempo, containing a heavy accent on the third or second beat. ...
We played "petits jeux" at the Wiesels, Sofronitsky never pretended, he was often a big child, had fun, played many games, as a child, having a short break from the spiritual stress, from the eternal slavery of the requirements of a strict Muse.
Sofronitsky was extremely bored by all these old (except me, of course), pompous, old-fashioned...
Sofronitsky was exactly a pure romantic; he is all yearning to the infinite and totally indifferent to the sea of life and is completely helpless in such.
VladimirSofronitsky (May 8/April 25, 1901–August 26, 1961), Russian pianist and a pupil, follower, and son-in-law to Alexander Scriabin.
Although Scriabin himself never heard Sofronitsky play, the composer's wife did and vouched that the pianist was the most authentic interpreter of her late husband's works.
Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels looked up to Sofronitsky as their master, and famously, when Sofronitsky once drunkenly proclaimed the latter to be a genius, Richter toasted him to be a god.
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