🇷🇺Alexander Scriabin ： Poème tragique B-Dur Op.34

This character piece compresses dramatic tension and deep lyricism into a concise span. Its singing melody takes on shifting, uneasy shades through chromatic motion and changing harmonies, while forceful statements alternate with introspective expressions. Rather than hearing it as a sequence of sharply divided sections, listeners can follow the changes in motifs and sonorities as a single unfolding line, revealing the work’s concentrated structure. In performance, it is important to bring the melody clearly out of the chords and to control the inner voices and accompaniment so that the layers of sound remain distinct. The tempo should not be held mechanically fixed: flexible rubato shaped by the rising and releasing tension can be effective, while careful attention to rests and the resonance of cadences helps convey the tragic atmosphere.