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Performance Practice Review

2024; Claremont Colleges Library; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5642/perfpr

2166-8205

Mikhail Pletnev's Rewrite Of Scriabin's Piano, Concerto Concerto, Anatole Leikin,

Evaluation and Performance Assessment

Alexander Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor, Op. 20 (1897), has a rather peculiar history.Its inception and early performances were beset by problems.The initial versions of the score, as well as first public performances, were met with harsh criticisms.Then, in 1899, the critics' and the public's reaction suddenly went from disparaging to admiring.Subsequently, Scriabin's own performances of the Concerto continued to consistently gather highest accolades throughout Russia, Western Europe, and the US.After the composer's death in 1915, however, the Concerto has gradually faded into virtual obscurity.This article will examine circumstances surrounding the history of the Concerto, Scriabin's interpretive approach to his published scores, and a recent endeavor by Mikhail Pletnev to revise and revive the Concerto in accordance with Scriabin's performance practice principles. The inauspicious beginningsScriabin first mentioned that he had begun working on the Concerto in his letter of 15 [27] October 1896 1 to Mitrofan Belyaev, his publisher at the time. 2 Apparently, Scriabin was working so precipitously that, within five days, he had already started the third movement.Less than a month later, on 12 [24