Canon
Where to start with Scriabin
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
Keyboard24 Preludes, op. 11
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OrchestralLe Poème de l'extase, op. 54 — Symphonic poem
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Keyboard3 Pieces, op. 2
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OrchestralPiano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20
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KeyboardPiano Sonata no. 5, op. 53
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OrchestralPrometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60 — For piano, orchestra, optional choir and color organ
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OrchestralSymphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 43, "Divine Poem"
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Keyboard10 Mazurkas, op. 3
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Keyboard12 Etudes, op. 8
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Keyboard2 Dances, op. 73
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Keyboard2 Impromptus à la Mazur, op. 7
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Keyboard2 Impromptus, op. 10
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Keyboard2 Impromptus, op. 12
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Keyboard2 Impromptus, op. 14
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Keyboard2 Mazurkas, op. 40
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Scriabin's catalogueMost Popular
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Étude in D♯ minor, Op. 8 No. 12
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Piano Concerto in F♯ minor, Op. 20
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24 Preludes, Op. 11
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Piano Sonata No. 2 ”Sonata-Fantasy”, Op. 19
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Poème d\’extase (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54
Most Acclaimed
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Prométhée: Le Poème du feu, Op. 60
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Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
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Piano Sonata No. 9 ”Black Mass”, Op. 68
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Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
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Vers la flamme, Op. 72
Most Weird
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Mysterium / Acte préalableunfinished — meant to trigger the apocalypse via synesthetic mass ritual
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Five Preludes, Op. 74borderline atonal — last pieces he completed
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Piano Sonata No. 7 ”White Mass”, Op. 64
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Two Poems, Op. 69
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Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62the transition point where tonal center fully collapses
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 84
- Keyboard
- 24 Preludes, op. 11
- 3 Pieces, op. 2
- Piano Sonata no. 5, op. 53
- 10 Mazurkas, op. 3
- 12 Etudes, op. 8
- 2 Dances, op. 73
- 2 Impromptus à la Mazur, op. 7
- 2 Impromptus, op. 10
- 2 Impromptus, op. 12
- 2 Impromptus, op. 14
- 2 Mazurkas, op. 40
- 2 Nocturnes, op. 5
- 2 Pieces, op. 57
- 2 Pieces, op. 59
- 2 Poemes, op. 44
- 2 Poems, op. 32
- 2 Poèmes, op. 63
- 2 Poèmes, op. 71
- 2 Preludes, op. 27
- 2 Preludes, op. 67
- 3 Etudes, op. 65
- 3 Pieces, for piano, op. 52
- 3 Pieces, op. 45
- 3 Pieces, op. 49
- 3 Preludes, op. 35
- 4 Pieces, op. 51
- 4 Pieces, op. 56
- 4 Preludes, op. 22
- 4 Preludes, op. 31
- 4 Preludes, op. 33
- 4 Preludes, op. 37
- 4 Preludes, op. 39
- 4 Preludes, op. 48
- 5 Preludes, op. 15
- 5 Preludes, op. 16
- 5 Preludes, op. 74
- 6 Preludes, op. 13
- 7 Preludes, op. 17
- 8 Etudes, op. 42
- 9 Mazurkas, op. 25
- Allegro appassionato, op. 4
- Allegro de concert, op. 18
- Etude in C sharp minor, op. 2 no. 1
- Fantasie in B minor, op. 28
- Fantasy for 2 Pianos in A minor
- Feuillet d'album, op. 58
- Mazurka in B minor
- Mazurka in F
- Piano Sonata in E flat minor
- Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 6
- Piano Sonata no. 10 in C, op. 70, "Trill"
- Piano Sonata no. 2 in G sharp minor, op. 19
- Piano Sonata no. 3 in F sharp minor, op. 23, "Etats d'âme"
- Piano Sonata no. 4 in F sharp major, op. 30
- Piano Sonata no. 6 in G major, op. 62
- Piano Sonata no. 7 in F sharp major, op. 64, "White Mass"
- Piano Sonata no. 8 in A major, op. 66
- Piano Sonata no. 9 in F, op. 68, "Black Mass"
- Polonaise in B flat minor, op. 21
- Poème Satanique in C major, op. 36
- Poème in D flat major, op. 41
- Poème tragique in B flat major, op. 34
- Poème, op. 69
- Poème-nocturne, op. 61
- Prelude and Nocturne for left hand only, op. 9
- Quasi-valse in F major, op. 47
- Scherzo Op.67
- Scherzo, op. 46
- Sonata-fantasie in G minor
- Valse in A flat major, op. 38
- Valse in F minor, op. 1
- Vers la flamme, poème, op. 72
- Waltz in D flat major
- Waltz in G sharp minor
- Orchestral
- Le Poème de l'extase, op. 54 — Symphonic poem
- Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20
- Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60 — For piano, orchestra, optional choir and color organ
- Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 43, "Divine Poem"
- Rêverie in E major, op. 24
- Symphonic Poem in D minor
- Symphony no. 1 in E, op. 26
- Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 29
- Vocal
- Mysterium, Prefatory Act
- Romance, for voice and piano