Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872 -1915) stands at the crossroads of late Romanticism and modernism. He composed almost exclusively for piano and for orchestra.Scriabin is considered an exceptionally good pianist, but as an adult he played only his own works in public. Andrei Gavrilov, one of today's great concert pianists, enjoys a distinguished international career and has been awarded many of the music world's top prizes for his audio releases.