Alexander Scriabin

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 [ O.S. 25 December 1871] – 27 April [ O.S. 14 April] 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist . Initially influenced by Frédéric Chopin , he composed in a relatively tonal , late- Romantic idiom. Later, independently of his contemporary Arnold Schoenberg , Scriabin developed a highly dissonant musical language that transcended traditional tonality without being strictly atonal , aligning with his personal brand of metaphysics . He embraced the concepts of Gesamtkunstwerk and synesthesia , creating a colour-coded circle of fifths inspired by theosophy to associate colours with harmonies . Scriabin is widely considered the primary Russian symbolist composer and a major figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry .

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