JULIUS ASAL - Scriabin · Scarlatti - 2LP - Gatefold Vinyl [MAY 3]

2LP - Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. The young German pianist Julius Asal presents his debut album for Deutsche Grammophon. 

Scriabin · Scarlatti creates a dreamlike meditation in which the boundaries between pieces, eras and states of mind fade away. Asal’s full performance of the Sonata is framed by a selection of Scriabin’s etudes and preludes, six sonatas by Scarlatti and two improvisatory Transitions by the pianist himself.

Julius Asal chose two different Steinways for the recording, one for its sumptuous dark sonorities, the other for its clear, crisp sound. “These miniatures by Scriabin and Scarlatti are like mythical creatures from another dimension, with their own character, their own life, their own past, present and future.” Everything’s possible in a dream”, says the 27-year-old artist, who has a rare talent for innovative programme curation. “Even seemingly different materials from different times and with different densities can merge and create a new substance that’s never existed before. 

Tracklist:

1. Scriabin: PROLOGUE (Quasi Niente from Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: IV. Funebre)
2. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
3. Scriabin: Prélude in C Minor, Op. 11, No. 20
4. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, K. 56
5. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, K. 58
6. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro con fuoco
7. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. Adagio
8. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: III. Presto
9. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: IV. Funebre
10. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 238
11. Asal: TRANSITION I
12. Scriabin: Etude in B-Flat Minor, Op. 8, No. 11
13. Scriabin: Prélude in B-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 21
14. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 544
15. Scriabin: Prélude in E-Flat Minor, Op. 16, No. 4
16. Asal: TRANSITION II
17. Scriabin: Prélude in E-Flat Minor, Op. 11, No. 14
18. Scriabin: Prélude in B Major, Op. 16, No. 1
19. Scriabin: Prélude in B Minor, Op. 11, No. 6
20. D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K. 87
21. Scriabin: EPILOGUE (Quasi Niente from Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: IV. Funebre)