Scriabin

An outstanding recital showcasing a formidable technique; let down by poor sound [DMD]

(Déjà Review) Enjoy Scriabin’s unique and transcendent music performed by a “Scriabinist to the manner born” [DS]

(Déjà Review) Eloquent testimony to Svetlanov’s stature as a conductor [CC]

Yuja Wang displays her virtuosity and versatility [LW]

The cream of Scriabin’s early sonatas and a handful of miniatures in strong performances [RCh]

A collection of Stokowski’s live performances from the end of his career is inevitably something of a mixed bag [PCG]

Scriabin from Brussels offers much to admire [RMay]

Imaginatively constructed, probing and a tribute to sensitivity and outstanding musicianship [SG]

Worthy performances in an unusual and intriguing programme [RCh]

A lovely collection that explores a rich seam of often neglected music and finds some real rarities [RCh]

There’s much for Rozhdestvensky’s admirers to enjoy here [JQ]

An opportunity to savour Cherkassy’s seductive magic [SG]

Half a disc of Yunchan Lim’s Beethoven, live in Guangju, expands our understanding of the latest Cliburn winner [JH]

Towering performances of Beethoven and Isang Yun from South Korea [MB]

Another enjoyable portrait of this enduring festival which still piles on the surprises and delights [RCh]

A number of works catch the ear [JW]

Well-chosen, interesting repertoire, and many discoveries [JF]

Exemplary justice done … ecstatic filigree and truculent brass artillery [RB]

A mostly successful recital of early Scriabin with a couple of rarities [RCh]

(Déjà Review) The 1889 sonata makes this disc a mandatory acquisition for Scriabin completists, and worth hearing for the other works [SJ]

Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic have the measure of Scriabin [LW]

Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]

An exciting new talent, and a generous and rewarding disc [SG]

Good, solid orchestral performances, very well recorded; the sonata is a welcome bonus [DM]