The Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, opus 6, by Alexander Scriabin, was the first of ten piano sonatas which Scriabin composed throughout his career. It was completed in 1892. The key of the sonata is the dark key of F minor. The music is emotionally charged as much of the music was written after Scriabin had damaged his right hand through excessive piano playing.
Alexander was reportedly overpracticing Liszt's "Don Juan Fantasy" and Balakirev's Is...
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The Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, opus 6, by Alexander Scriabin, was the first of ten piano sonatas which Scriabin composed throughout his career. It was completed in 1892. The key of the sonata is the dark key of F minor. The music is emotionally charged as much of the music was written after Scriabin had damaged his right hand through excessive piano playing.
Alexander was reportedly overpracticing Liszt's "Don Juan Fantasy" and Balakirev's Islamey when he damaged his right hand. He was informed by physicians that he would never play again. The first piano sonata was Scriabin's personal cry against God: the tragedy of the loss of a virtuoso pianist to whimsical fate, God's design. During this period of disability, he wrote the Prelude and Nocturne, op. 9 for left hand alone; however, in due course his right hand recovered.
The sonata is in four movements, and takes approximately 18–20 minutes to perform:
The first movement, "Allegro con fuoco", starts with a very dark and...
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