"When he played excerpts for friends, he would stare off in the distance away from the piano, as if watching effluvium rise from the floor and walls around him. He seemed frightened and sometimes shuddered.”[4]
It is one of a few pieces Scriabin never played in public, because he felt it was "nightmarish, murky, unclean and mischievous".[2] He often started shuddering after playing a few measures for other people.[5]
"When he played excerpts for friends, he would stare off in the distance away from the piano, as if watching effluvium rise from the floor and walls around him. He seemed frightened and sometimes shuddered.”[4]
It is one of a few pieces Scriabin never played in public, because he felt it was "nightmarish, murky, unclean and mischievous".[2] He often started shuddering after playing a few measures for other people.[5]
Really shocked to hear the news today. R.I.P.
Sure this isn't the mix to best showcase his talent and style as a DJ but I absolutely loved this Dummy mix when it came out, running through commercial dance hits of the 90s/00s.