Alexander Scriabin Sonata Fantaisie in G, Minor (1886)

Alexander Scriabin s SonateFantaisie in Gsharp minor (or SonataFantaisie) was composed in 1886, when he was fourteen. It was dedicated to Natalya Sekerina, the sweetheart of his adolescence. A portentous introduction leads to a gentle, idyllic first movement highly reminiscent of Chopin in its flow of melody. The opening Andante gives way to a more agitated sonata movement. The cadence theme, especially on its return where it is accompanied by simple chords rather than flowing accompaniment figures, has a touch of a mazurka about it. The development section, with its broken tenths in the left hand and the polyphony in the treble, is very original in its sonorities. The end introduces a reminiscence of an ensuing idea in the introduction. Its chromaticism is highly characteristic of Scriabin s later works. It was written during the time when Scriabin was studying under Nikolai Zverev. Not to be confused with the Sonata No. 2, sometimes called