Alexander Scriabin - Orchestral Works (Fabio Luisi)

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Composer: Alexander Scriabin

• Rêverie, Op. 24
• Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20
• Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26
• Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29
• Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"
• Le poème de l'extase, Op. 54
• Promethée, le poème du feu, Op. 60

Julius Asal, piano

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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This digital release marks the centenary of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi with a major focus on Scriabin’s orchestral music. The album features Julius Asal in the Piano Concerto and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Prométhée, with vocal contributions from Ema Nikolovska, James Ley and the Danish National Concert Choir. Alongside these works are Rêverie, Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, and Le Poème de l’extase, highlighting Scriabin’s evolution from late-Romanticism toward a more radical, visionary musical language. Luisi emphasizes the orchestra’s openness and curiosity as ideal for exploring the balance of tradition and innovation in Scriabin’s sound world.

Fabio Luisi (born 1959) is an acclaimed Italian conductor and Grammy Award winner. He is Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of both the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo’s NHK Orchestra, and Music Director of the Festival della Valle d’Itria, while serving as Emeritus Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. His notable past roles include leadership positions at the Metropolitan Opera, Zurich Opera, the Vienna Symphony, and Dresden’s Staatskapelle. Widely in demand as a guest conductor, he has earned major honors including awards for his Nielsen symphony recordings and a Grammy for Wagner’s Ring cycle. Luisi also composes and creates perfumes.