The Scriabin Mystery Vincent Larderet

• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): 3 Pieces, Op. 2:
• 1 Scriabin: 3 Pieces, Op. 2: I. Etude in C-Sharp Minor 03:17
• 12 Etudes, Op. 8:
• 2 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: II. Etude in F-Sharp Minor 01:44
• 3 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: XI. Etude in B-Flat Minor 04:08
• Prelude & Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9:
• 4 Scriabin: Prelude & Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9: I. Prelude: Andante 02:47
• 5 Scriabin: Prelude & Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9: II. Nocturne: Andante 04:35
• Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy":
• 6 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": I. Andante 08:59
• 7 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy": II. Presto 04:25
• 8 Etudes, Op. 42:
• 8 Scriabin: 8 Etudes, Op. 42: V. Etude in C-Sharp Minor 03:47
• Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass":
• 9 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" 15:07
• Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass":
• 10 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" 10:50
• Vers la flamme, Op. 72 "Poeme":
• 11 Scriabin: Vers la flamme, Op. 72 "Poeme" 06:16
• 5 Preludes, Op. 74:
• 12 Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: I. Douloureux, déchirant 01:17
• 13 Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: II. Très lent, contemplatif 02:24
• 14 Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: III. Allegro drammatico 00:51
• 15 Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: IV. Lent, vague, indécis 02:36
• 16 Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: V. Fier, belliquex 01:06
• Manfred Kelkel (1929 - 1999): Tombeau de Scriabine, Op. 22:
• 17 Kelkel: Tombeau de Scriabine, Op. 22: I. Prelude 05:14
• Alexander Scriabin: 2 Dances, Op. 73:
• 18 Scriabin: 2 Dances, Op. 73: I. Guirlandes 03:08
• 19 Scriabin: 2 Dances, Op. 73: II. Flammes sombres 02:36
• Total Runtime 01:25:07

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The Scriabin Mystery is brought to vivid life by acclaimed French pianist Vincent Larderet and celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Russian composer. Making his AVIE debut, Larderet presents a comprehensive survey of the scope of Scriabin’s output and the evolution of his style, from his early, post-Romantic works influenced by Chopin and Liszt, through to the modernism of the 20th century in his final works. His harmonies famously coloured by his synesthesia, Scriabin’s craft was a revolutionary fusion of freedom of expression underpinned by a sense of unity and geometric proportion, his psychologically complex constructions infused with incandescence and mysticism.

Scriabin’s music has long held pride of place in Larderet’s repertoire. He offers a brilliant and broad overview of the composer’s evolution in chronological sequence, revealing the mystery of one of the most visionary composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Scriabin’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 43, leaving his final work, Acte préalable, unfinished. Long thought lost, the sketches were re-discovered by composer and musicologist Manfred Kelkel, who used the material for his composition Tombeau de Scriabine. Vincent includes the Prelude of this work as a touching encore to The Scriabin Mystery.

“Larderet makes every chord shine in all its complexity, compellingly builds up the small sound dramas, gives the large pieces that aura of sublime violence” (Neue Musikzeitung)

Vincent Larderet, piano

Vincent Larderet
Honored with the revered title of “Steinway Artist”, Vincent LARDERET has attracted international recognition for the exceptional intensity of his performances and his highly acclaimed recordings. Praised as an “impressive pianist”(MusicWeb International, UK) for his “very lyrical playing” (Crescendo Magazine, Belgium) and his “multi-timbred” sound (Fanfare, USA), he “makes the piano equal to an orchestra”(Classica, France) with a wide range of “fascinating pianistic colors” (PIANO News, Germany). His very personal and deeply inspired interpretations are often compared to the piano legends such as Michelangeli, Pollini, Zimerman and Argerich. The MUSICA magazine in Italy hailed « the ghost of Claudio Arrau” while the Toronto Star in Canada described : “his playing is remarkable for its ease as well as style. Larderet overcomes with panache”.

Nominated for the « International Classical Music Awards » and “Classical Revelation” by Adami winner at MIDEM in Cannes, he is considered as one of the leading French pianists of his generation. Vincent Larderet’s eclectic repertoire stretches from Scarlatti to Boulez, who played an important role in the romantic period, French music and during the 20th century. He also ardently favors lesser-performed composers such as Berg, Scriabin, Falla, Schmitt and Szymanowski. In 2007 he performed a series of recitals dedicated to Beethoven and especially distinguished himself with the « Hammerklavier » Opus 106 and Opus 111 Sonatas. He also participated in the complete live recording of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas, notably alongside Stephen Kovacevich for the prestigious DVD set released by Piano Passion. Internationally renowned as a Ravel specialist, he worked in Paris with Carlos Cebro who passed on to him the Ravel tradition of Vlado Perlemuter and studied Ravel’s works on Perlemuter’s personal scores annotated during his collaboration with the composer. Mr. Larderet is also used to performing both the 2 Ravel Concertos during the same concert. He perfected his art at Lübeck’s Musikhochschule in Germany with the famous pianist Bruno-Leonardo Gelber. At the same time, Vincent was a prize-winner in several international piano competitions including Maria Canals in Barcelona, A.M.A. Calabria (in Italy under the jury Chairman of Lazar Berman) and Brest. He was also laureate of the “Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists” in Switzerland. When it comes to shaping his interpretations, he is committed to a musicological approach and he studies and analyzes Music history.

Vincent Larderet has performed worldwide at prestigious venues such as Zurich’s Tonhalle, Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Ravel’s Concerto in G), Tokyo Toppan Hall and Hukuju Hall, Washington’s Kennedy Center, Potton Hall (UK); and major concert halls in France including the Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveau, Cité de la Musique, the Saint-Eustache church (Beethoven’s Concerto nº4), the Parc du Château de Florans (the 2 Ravel’s Piano Concertos), the Cannes Palais des Festivals, the Nice Opéra (Beethoven’s Triple Concerto) and the Juan les Pins Palais des Congrès (Prokofiev’s Concerto n°3). Invited to perform at renowned international festivals and concert series (including Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, Orpheum Music Festival, Festival Pianistico Busoni, Le French May, Piano Texas, Fantastic Pianist Series, Berlioz Festival, Besancon Festival, Boulez Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron and La folle journée), he also devoted himself intensively to chamber music with distinguished artists including Emmanuelle Bertrand, Yi-Bing Chu, Michel Dalberto, Sol Gabetta, Pavel Sporcl, the Debussy Quartet, as well as the West Side Quartet, his group for 2 pianos and percussion. Among the esteemed conductors and orchestras with whom he has collaborated include Salvador Brotons, Daniel Kawka, Eric Lederhandler, Robert Trevino, Giuseppe Cataldo, Grigor Palikarov, György G. Ráth, Pierre-André Valade, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, the Orchestra Simfonica del Valles, the Czech Virtuosi Symphonic Orchestra, the Ose Symphonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Simfonica di Sanremo and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK. Moreover, he has served as a member of the jury at various international piano competitions, in addition to several Masterclasses. A truly dedicated artist, he has given several benefit concerts for humanitarian causes such as Amnesty International and Combating Cystic Fibrosis.

His performances have been broadcasted on major radio and TV channels such as France 3, France 2, France Musique, Radio Classique, Radio Suisse Romande (Switzerland), Kultur Radio RBB, MDR, WDR, HR2 Kultur, BR-klassik (Germany), Radio Nacional d’Espanya, Civil Radio (Hungary), Radio Paris-La Paz (Bolivia), QBS (Quatar), Radio Canada, ABC Classic FM (Australia) and Radio New Zealand. His recordings released by ARS Produktion, NAXOS, Chandos and INTEGRAL Classic have achieved outstanding international critical acclaim as well as winning many prestigious Awards including the Classica “CHOC”, Diapason 5, Télérama 4 f, Resmusica “CLEF” (France), MusicWeb International “recording of the month” (UK), Klassik Heute “Empfehlung” (Germany), Crescendo Magazine “JOKER” (Belgium), RITMO 4 stars (Spain), MUSICA 5 stars (Italy) and Pizzicato “SUPERSONIC” (Luxembourg). He is also responsible for the major world premieres of Debussy, Ravel and Schmitt works. In 2019 he performed in the US the American Premiere of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite. The SACD of the 2 Ravel Piano Concertos is praised by Fanfare among “the best recordings of the year”and “the only relevant performance which could exist alongside the reference recordings of Michelangeli and Zimerman”by Klassik Heute. His album devoted to Debussy stands out as one of the recording events of 2018 in tribute to the centenary of the composer’s death. A new Liszt 2 CD-Set released in 2020 by PIANO CLASSICS. Mr. Larderet is also the co-founder of the Piano au Musée Würth international festival in France which he managed as Artistic Director until 2017.

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