SCRIABIN Orchestral Works / Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi | Deutsche Grammophon

Celebrating the ensemble’s centenary year, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi release their new digital album featuring orchestral works by Scriabin.

On the album, Luisi and the DNSO are joined by Julius Asal for the Piano Concerto in F sharp major and fellow pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard for Prométhée, le Poème de feu (“Prometheus, The Poem of Fire”). Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and tenor James Ley are the soloists in Symphony No. 1, and the Danish National Concert Choir appear in both that work and Prométhée. The album also includes Rêverie (“Daydream”), Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, and Le Poème de l’extase (“The Poem of Ecstasy”).

Reflecting on the project, Luisi notes: “I think that the great openness and curiosity of the DNSO is the perfect starting point for understanding Scriabin’s music, which lies in the tension between tradition and visionary, indeed even revolutionary, ideas.”