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Vers la flamme
Vers la flamme ("Toward the flame"), Op. 72, is one of Alexander Scriabin's last pieces for piano, written in 1914.
The melody is very simple, consisting mainly of descending half steps, but the unusual harmonies and difficult tremolos create an intense, fiery luminance. This piece was intended to be Scriabin's eleventh sonata; however, he had to publish it early because of financial concerns. Hence, the piece is labelled a poem, rather than a sonata.
the Icelandic Music Awards in 2012, along with a special prize for innovation. In 2015, Víkingur succeeded Martin Fröst as the artistic director of Vinterfest in Sweden.
At the 2014 Transart Festival in Bolzano, Italy, Víkingur collaborated with Swiss artist Roman Signer in a happening titled "Vers la Flamme – Ein Konzert mit Störung". Víkingur performed Alexander Scriabin's Vers la flamme on a floating stage on Lake Vernago with a helicopter hovering over him.
Personal Life.
Víkingur has both absolute pitch and synesthesia, whereby