MusicaModerna Scriabin - Diverse (Anecdotes, Statistics)
- According to the modern calendar, Scriabin was born on Christmas Day, and died on Easter. In his youth, he had a profound fascination with the figure of Christ.
- The name Scriabin derives from the word “scribe” : “the one who writes.”
- From an early age, Scriabin showed a deep devotion to the piano. His aunt recalled: “At five years old, he invariably kissed his piano before going to bed , just as other children kiss a figure of the Virgin.”
- It is said that Scriabin never dressed informally. Even alone at home, he would wear elegant, formal clothing. This aligns with the ideals of the Dandy, a refined and eccentric aesthete, embraced by many artists of the time (Oscar Wilde, Baudelaire, Ravel).
- Years before Honegger imitated the sound of a train in Pacific 231, Scriabin thought of including an airplane in a symphonic poem on the myth of Icarus.
- After hearing an Indian musician perform, Scriabin became convinced that _The Mystery (_his final, unfinished cosmic project) should take place in the Himalayas. He was composing this apocalyptic vision of humanity’s spiritual unification at the very moment World War I began. A close friend later recalled: “His reaction was only incomprehension.”
