Alexander Nikolayevitch Scriabin (1872?1915), Russian composer and pianist, is best known for his perfectly spun miniatures where his novel harmonic and pianistic ideas were most brilliantly worked out. This volume in Dover's continuing series of musical scores presents the best of Scriabin's works, his complete etudes and preludes for the solo piano.There are the Chopinesque works from his early period, including the 12 etudes from Op. 8 and the 24 Preludes, Op. 11. The works of the middle period, when he began working out his new harmonies based on a series of fourths, include the outstanding sets of Preludes, Opp. 33 and 48, and the Etudes, Op. 42. The 5 Preludes, Op. 74, and the Etudes, Op. 65, from the final period reveal perhaps most about his joyous ecstasy and languid contemplation, moods which no other composer could express to such a degree. There are also the preludes and etudes from Opp. 2, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 22, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45, 49, 51, 59, and 67, each containing miniatures working out some subtle harmonic, rhythmic, or melodic idea with a perfect pianistic sense of writing.This book has been especially designed as a playing edition ― the noteheads are large and easily readable at the piano, and the margins and spaces between staves are adequate for written notes, fingerings, and turnovers. It is also most useful for analysis, or simply for following along with the actual music.

PRELUDES "Op. 2, No. 2 in B Major" "For the Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 1 in C Sharp Minor" "24 PRELUDES, OP. 11" Part I No. 1 in C Major No. 2 in A Minor No. 3 in G Major No. 4 in E Minor No. 5 in D Major No. 6 in B Minor Part II No. 7 in A Major No. 8 in F Sharp Minor No. 9 in E Major No. 10 in C Sharp Minor No. 11 in B Major No. 12 in G Sharp Minor Part III No. 13 in G Flat Major No. 14 in E Flat Minor No. 15 in D Flat Major No. 16 in B Flat Minor No. 17 in A Flat Major No. 18 in F Minor Part IV No. 19 in E Flat Major No. 20 in C Minor No. 21 In B Flat Major No. 22 in G Minor No. 23 in F Major No. 24 in D Minor "SIX PRELUDES, OP. 13" No. 1 in C Major No. 2 in A Minor No. 3 in G Major No. 4 in E Minor No. 5 in D Major No. 6 in B Minor "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 15" No. 1 in A Major No. 2 in F Sharp Minor No. 3 in E Major No. 4 in E Major No. 5 in C Sharp Minor "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 16" No. 1 in B Major No. 2 in G Sharp Minor No. 3 in G Flat Major No. 4 in E Flat Minor No. 5 in F Sharp Major "SEVEN PRELUDES, OP. 17" No. 1 in D Minor No. 2 in E Flat Major No. 3 in D Flat Major No. 4 in B Flat Minor No. 5 in F Minor No. 6 in B Flat Major No. 7 in G Minor "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 22" No. 1 in G Sharp Minor No. 2 in C Sharp Minor No. 3 in B Major No. 4 in B Minor "TWO PRELUDES, OP. 27" No. 1 in G Minor No. 2 in B Major "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 31" No. 1 in D Flat Major/C Major No. 2 in F Sharp Minor No. 3 in E Flat Minor No. 4 in C Major "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 33" No. 1 in E Major No. 2 in F Sharp Minor No. 3 in C Major No. 4 in A Flat Major "THREE PRELUDES, OP. 35" No. 1 in D Flat Major No. 2 in B Flat Major No. 3 in C Major "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 37" No. 1 in B Flat Minor No. 2 in F Sharp Major No. 3 in B Major No. 4 in G Minor "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 39" No. 1 in F Sharp Major No. 2 in D Major No. 3 in G Major No. 4 in a Flat Major "Op. 45, No. 3 in E Flat Major" "FOUR PRELUDES, OP. 48" No. 1 in F Sharp Major No. 2 in C Major No. 3 in D Flat Major No. 4 in C Major "Op. 49, No. 2 in F Major" "Op. 51, No. 2 in A Minor" "Op. 56, No. 1 in E Flat Major" "Op. 59, No. 2" "TWO PRELUDES, OP. 67" No. 1 No. 2 "FIVE PRELUDES, OP. 74" No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5ETUDES "Op. 2, No. 1 in C Sharp Minor" "TWELVE ETUDES, OP. 8" Part 1 No. 1 in C Sharp Major No. 2 in F Sharp Minor No. 3 in B Minor No. 4 in B Major No. 5 in E Major No. 6 in A Major Part II No. 7 in B Flat Minor No. 8 in A Flat Major No. 9 in G Sharp Minor No. 10 in D Flat Major No. 11 in B Flat Minor No. 12 in D Sharp Minor "EIGHT ETUDES, OP, 42" No. 1 in D Flat Major No. 2 in F Sharp Minor No. 3 in F Sharp Major No. 4 in F Sharp Major No. 5 in C Sharp Minor No. 6 in D Flat Major No. 7 in F Minor No. 8 in E Flat Major "Op. 49, No. 1 in E Flat Major" "Op. 56, No. 4" "THREE ETUDES, OP. 65" No. 1 No. 2 No. 3