Alexander Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist known for his innovative harmonic language and exploration of mysticism. Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his works reflect a transition from Romanticism to modernism, making significant contributions to the evolution of Russian classical music.
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Menahem Pressler was deeply impressed by Julius Asal’s piano playing, describing the sound as uniquely sonorous. He wondered how Asal achieved this and felt the instrument shared a secret with him.
Sie möchte am liebsten »Bilder auf dem Flügel malen«. Dafür lässt sie ihr Instrument in den obersten Tonlagen schillern und schimmern, mal kristallrein, mal sanft und milde. Anna Vinnitskaya liebt es, Geschichten in Tönen zu erzählen.Manche Dinge ergeben sich glücklicherweise wie von selbst. Die Eltern beide Pianisten, der Großvater Dirigent, ein Onkel Geiger: »Ich habe mir nie die Frage gestellt, ob ich Pianistin werden möchte.« Ein ganz natürlicher Weg, der in der Feststellung mündet, dass ein Leben ohne Konzerte für sie einfach nicht denkbar sei. Die Wahlhamburgerin Anna Vinnitskaya schwärmt gern von den vielen Möglichkeiten ihres Instruments. Mit den Klangfarben des Klaviers verführt sie uns zum genauen Hinhören.
Machines, speed and progress promised a glorious future in the early 20th century. The general buzz around technology soon spilled over into art as the movement of the Futurists. They explored new topics and forms of expression – for instance, in Russia, which was also on the verge of political upheaval. Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas, who was most recently celebrated in the »Pianomania« series at the Elbphilharmonie, presents important representatives of this brief, but all the more exciting, period. Alexander Scriabin was a musical forerunner to the Russian Futurists with his groundbreaking piano works, such as his 5 Preludes. Arthur Lourié ultimately became the musical spokesperson of the movement and sought the »autonomy of tempi and rhythms«. In his »Eight Scenes of Russian Childhood«, he sets the movements of children, footballs or contemporary dances to music. The huge impact Futurism had on Russian music is clear in the early works of three of the most important composers of the 20th century: both Shostakovich and Prokofiev as well as Stravinsky got enthusiastic about the new spirit of the age. While Stravinsky was already living in Paris and by turns outraging and delighting audiences with his works, his two colleagues experienced their artistic breakthrough shortly thereafter.
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