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Op.14 - Deux impromptus

The arabesque in this drawing by Etienne de Lavallée (1780) could call to mind the circling and raffined melodies in Scriabin’s impromptus.
The arabesque in this drawing by Etienne de Lavallée (1780) could call to mind the circling and raffined melodies in Scriabin’s impromptus.

Last Impromptus in Scriabin’s entire output, composed as two pieces:

No.1 : Allegretto (B major)

No.2 : Andante cantabile (F♯ minor)

These two pieces are already distinctly Scriabin-esque. The first Impromptu features soft, lyrical lines, briefly interrupted by an exultant dance in the style of a Mazurka. The second, with its peculiar rhythmic organization—bar lines placed after the second note of a nine-note accompaniment in 9/8—possesses a noble grandeur within its melancholy.

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