Intégrale des sonates pour piano

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Pianist Andrei Hoteev said that Sofronitzki’s interpretations included an “improvisational style,” which corresponds to what musicologist Sigfried Schibli noted as a characteristic of Scriabin’s playing, going so far as to say that Skryabin “had developed his own way of playing the piano” with “alert and dynamic rhythms ... combined with a delicate touch and spontaneous, varied agogic.” Indeed, Sofronitzki’s performances of Scriabin have often been recognized for the excellence of his idiomatic rubato—“poetic rubato” with a naturally developed sense of musical architecture and rhythmic precision. In his desire for fidelity to the original, Sofronitzki’s highly sensitive use of the pedal reflects his effort to respect the composer’s expressive markings as closely as possible. His affinity with Scriabin’s work may stem from the fact that both the composer and the pianist himself were strongly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin.