ABOUT THIS ALBUM
Catalogue No.: AZ1030
UPC: 3618114464464
Total Playing Time: 75:39
Release Date: September 2025
Composer(s): Alexander Scriabin
Artist(s): Hayk Melikyan
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“I am God! I am nothing… I am freedom.” Scriabin’s visionary piano world finds vivid expression in Hayk Melikyan’s deeply personal interpretations, tracing the composer’s journey from lyrical Romanticism to ecstatic mysticism of his late style. The piano becomes a laboratory of spirit, where light and darkness, desire and transcendence intertwine. Spanning early miniatures to late, enigmatic works, this album offers compelling insights into Scriabin’s philosophy of sound as self-knowledge—an immersive, transformative listening experience.
VALSE OP.1 IN F MINOR
1
03:08
TROIS MORCEAUX, OP.2
05:04
Etude op.2 in C-sharp Minor
2
02:54
Prélude in B Major
3
00:41
Impromptu à la Mazur
4
01:29
DEUX MORCEAUX POUR LA MAIN GAUCHE, OP.9
08:05
Prélude
5
02:34
Nocturne
6
05:31
CINQ PRÉLUDES, OP.16
10:18
Andante
7
03:24
Allegro
8
01:22
Andante cantabile
9
03:28
Lento
10
01:38
Allegretto
11
00:36
DEUX PRÉLUDES, OP.27
02:59
Patetico
12
01:49
Andante
13
01:10
DEUX POÈMES, OP.32
04:59
Andante cantabile
14
03:19
Allegro, con eleganza, con fiducia
15
01:40
TROIS MORCEAUX, OP.45
03:30
Feuillet d'album
16
01:24
Poème fantasque
17
00:30
Prélude
18
01:36
TROIS MORCEAUX, OP.52
04:53
Poème
19
02:12
Enigme
20
01:17
Poème languide
21
01:24
DEUX MORCEAUX, OP.57
03:09
Désir
22
01:25
Caresse dansée
23
01:44
DEUX POÈMES, OP.63
03:21
Masque
24
01:20
Etrangeté
25
02:01
SONATE N.9, OP.68
26
09:34
DEUX POÈMES, OP.71
04:41
Fantastique
27
02:00
En rêvant, avec une grande douceur
28
02:41
DEUX DANSES, OP.73
05:17
Guirlandes
29
03:02
Flammes sombres
30
02:15
CINQ PRÉLUDES, OP.74
06:31
Douloureux déchirant
31
01:17
Très lent, contemplatif
32
01:36
Allegro drammatico
33
00:47
Lent, vague, indécis
34
01:44
Fier, belliqueux
35
01:07
ABOUT THE ARTIST
HAYK MELIKYAN is celebrated as a most versatile and imaginative performer. Equally at home in 20th Century and Contemporary music as in the classical and baroque repertoire, he is recognised by classical music audiences and critics as one of today’s most engaging, virtuoso pianists. Melikyan started playing the piano with Irina Grishinskaya and later continued his professional studies with Professor Alexander Gourgenov at the Yerevan Komitas Conservatory. He leads an active concert life, playing throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas on prestigious stages such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Geneva’s Victoria Hall, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium, and Teatro Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a frequent performer at international music festivals. Melikyan is a laureate of many International Piano Competitions.
The Armenian Musical Assembly awarded Melikyan the esteemed Komitas Medal in 2008, and Moscow Composers Union bestowed him their Golden Medal in 2012. In 2013, he received the Title of Honorary Artist of Armenia and in September 2025, he was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi Medal by the President of Armenia; the country's highest state honour for cultural achievements.
A champion of contemporary music, in 2009 Melikyan launched 1900+; a series on 20thcentury piano music; and in 2020, 2000+ to promote music from the current century. He received the Armenian Ministry’s Golden Medal for 1900+ in 2024. BBC Music Magazine named him “a Musical Hero for his promotion of contemporary music.”
Hayk Melikyan has collaborated with many renowned performers, composers and conductors, including Kristof Barati, Francesco Dillon, Valery Gergiev, Gyorgy Kurtag, Tigran Mansurian, Gianluca Marciano, Diego Martin-Etxebarria, Edgar Moreau, Krzysztof Penderecki, Hugo Ticciati, and Pēteris Vasks.