Another reviewer pretty well damns this recording, but I'm of a different mind. I think its interpretation of Scriabin's Preludes is much to be commended. Befitting Scriabin's mood music, it shows a fine range of emotions, from wispy to fervent. Remember these are preludes, not etudes. His own indications are "vagamente," "doloroso," "languido," and especially "andante" and "lento," as well as the faster tempi. How can you say Zarafiants plays them too slow, when he follows Scriabin's own metronome settings? Too many virtuoso pianists use Scriabin's wildest pieces to show off. The result is people thinking that that's all Scriabin is--crashing, booming, and a thousand notes a minute. Well, this is Scriabin as well, and I'm glad Zarafiants takes the time to give this side of him to us faithfully.