As a young man, Scriabin was the archetypal tortured artist. Donald Macleod compares the composer's urge to create with the pain of composition, and looks at the often stormy relationship with his publisher and mentor: Mitrofan Belaieff. Preludes, Op 22: No 1 in G sharp minor; No 3 in Gordon Fergus-Thompson (piano) Rêverie, Op 24 Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi Symphony No 2 in C minor BBC
Philharmonic, conductor VassilySinaisky