For the Russian composer Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), music and philosophical-aesthetic considerations formed an inseparable unity. He worked on his thoughts and ideas as well as on the sounds, and both found equal entry into his work. The synaesthete regarded life and creation as a kind of cosmic game and dreamed of an art that included all sensory experiences. In SKRJABIN, MEIN SPIEL (Scriabin, my play), filmmaker Silvina Buchbauer and Boris embark together on a search for a form of expression that fuses music, thought and visual language into a unity in the Scriabinian sense.
A cinematic homage to the 150th birthday of Alexander Scriabin this year.
Music: Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915)
Piano and interviews: Boris Bergmann
Lyrics: Letters, diaries and notes by Alexander Scriabin
Narrator: Dominik Bender
Sound: Ralph Becker
Sound design and mixing: David Melini
Montage and image editing: Silvina Buchbauer
Lighting: Martin Bourgund and Tarik Dorbane
Camera: DeDa Productions (concert Schlosskirche and Schlosspark Bad Homburg) and Bergmann & Buchbauer
Director: Silvina Buchbauer
Supported by: Deutscher Musikrat and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien) as part of NEUSTART KULTUR.
With the kind support of: Johann-Isaak-von-Gerning-Stiftung, Kulturfonds Frankfurt Rhein Main, Kuratorium Bad Homburg Schloss, Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Hessen, Bad Homburg Schlosskonzerte, Stadt Bad Homburg, Taunus Sparkasse, MBF Filmtechnik.