🇷🇺Alexander Scriabin ： 12 Etudes H-Dur Op.8-4

No. 4 from Scriabin’s 12 Etudes is an etude marked by a singing melody and delicate accompanying motion. Within one broad musical flow, its character continually shifts, creating subtle rises and falls—from passages where the melody seems to speak quietly to moments that build tension toward a climax. In performance, it is important to bring the principal melody clearly above the accompanying sonority and to preserve the natural breathing of each phrase. Even in softer passages, the music should retain its sense of direction, while careful pedaling that avoids blurring the harmony helps bring out its transparency and expressive warmth.