Scriabin’s early Etudes op. 8 are at the heart of virtuoso piano repertoire, their methodical and pedagogical intent clearly visible. However, they are also 12 character pieces, revealing Scriabin’s whole creative universe from the dreamy and poetic to the powerful and passionate. The composer did not, however, make things easy for Belaieff, his publisher: final delivery of the long-promised Etudes (for which he had received an advance) was protracted because Scriabin was continually making revi...

• Etüde Cis-dur op. 8,1
• Etüde fis-moll op. 8,2
• Etüde h-moll op. 8,3
• Etüde H-dur op. 8,4
• Etüde E-dur op. 8,5
• Etüde A-dur op. 8,6
• Etüde b-moll op. 8,7
• Etüde As-dur op. 8,8
• Etüde gis-moll op. 8,9
• Etüde Des-dur op. 8,10
• Etüde b-moll op. 8,11
• Etüde dis-moll op. 8,12