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Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast by Joshua Weilerstein

Jul 23, 202651:04Music

Thence the universe resounds With a joyful cry I AM. These are the final lines of Alexander Scriabin's epic Poem of Ecstasy , a 300-line poem that takes nearly 10 minutes to read aloud and is one of the most surreal text...

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