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Coady Green and Christopher Wayne Smith performing in
Ladakh (Picture courtesy of Scriabin in the Himalayas)
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Enchanted Modernities exhibition has multi-media theosophical Scriabin
piece (and a Dane Rudhyar recital)
Painting Music: Enchanted Modernities - Ali Snow
“Alexander Scriabin, a Russian pianist and composer who was deeply
influenced by Theosophy, visualized a grand magnum opus, or large and important
work, which he entitled “Mysterium.” This week-long, multimedia performance
would have taken place in the Himalayas incorporating music, incense, dance,
and light.”
“Before dwelling further on "Mysterium," it is essential to
mention that Scriabin was a firm believer of Theosophy. Theosophy, an occultism
founded by H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott in New York in 1875, strongly
influenced many great artists, writers, thinkers, and politicians alike. To
talk about the world between 1870s and 1950s without the presence of Theosophy
is as unjustifiable as leaving Christianity out of the medieval period.”
Two recent books on Scriabin’s theosophical influences:
Review: Skryabin, Philosophy and the Music of Desire. By Kenneth M.
Smith. (Royal Musical Association Monographs, no. 19.) Farnham, Surrey, Eng.:
Ashgate, 2013
Book Nietzsche's Orphans: Music, Metaphysics, and the Twilight of the
Russian Empire - Rebecca Mitchell – Yale -2106
Scriabin in the Himalayas – Final unfinished epic theosophy-inspired Mysterium
gets staged:
Scriabin and Theosophy Slideshow
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