Sonata-Fantaisie in G-sharp minor (Scriabin)

Alexander Scriabin's Sonate-Fantaisie in G-sharp minor (or Sonata-Fantaisie) was composed in 1886, when he was fourteen. It was dedicated to Natalya Sekerina, the sweetheart of his adolescence.

A portentous introduction leads to a gentle, idyllic first movement highly reminiscent of Chopin in its flow of melody. The opening Andante gives way to a more agitated sonata movement. The cadence theme, especially on its return where it is accompanied by simple chords rather than flowing accompaniment figures, has a touch of a mazurka about it. The development section, with its broken tenths in the left hand and the polyphony in the treble, is very original in its sonorities. The end introduces a reminiscence of an ensuing idea in the introduction. Its chromaticism is highly characteristic of Scriabin's later works.

It was written during the time when Scriabin was studying under Nikolai Zverev.

External links

Sonata-Fantaisie in G Sharp Minor: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Piano sonatas by Alexander Scriabin

Sonate-Fantaisie in G-sharp minor No. 1 in F minor No. 2 in G-sharp minor No. 3 in F-sharp minor No. 4 in F-sharp major No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10

List of compositions by Alexander Scriabin

Alexander Scriabin

Orchestral works

Concerto

Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor

Piano music

Sonatas	No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10

Études	Étude in C-sharp minor Étude in D-sharp minor

Preludes	Prelude in C major Prelude in E minor Prelude in E major Prelude in C-sharp minor Prelude in F major Prelude in A minor Prelude Op. 59 No. 2 Prelude, Op. 74, No. 2

Other	Fantaisie in B minor Nocturne in A-flat Sonata-Fantaisie in G-sharp minor Vers la flamme

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