Op.67 - 2 Preludes

Toward the end of Scriabin’s output, the preludes and poems begin to merge, becoming short incantations of unknown forces and cosmic mysteries.

Set of two preludes in perpetual motion:

No.1 : Andante
No.2 : Presto

The First is an obsessive and monotonous chant, spiraling in a mysterious atmosphere, in search of something. Written in 5/8 like the languid theme of the Sonata No.5, it evokes the idea of an out-of-time wandering. The second is an erratic presto, lost and fearful, compensated by a rather romantic theme in the right hand.