Scriabin's Op.69 '2 Poemes' are late-period works that delve deeper into his unique harmonic language and spiritual exploration. These pieces are highly evocative, featuring refined textures and intense emotional journeys.
Players must develop a sophisticated understanding of Scriabin's harmonic progressions and be able to execute rapid dynamic changes and subtle rubato.
2 Poemes (Op.69) is rated Henle level 8 of 9 — concert repertoire, roughly diploma level. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 9.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 8 — meaning you can already play level 7–8 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 2 Poemes (Op.69) lasts about 6 minutes.
2 Poemes (Op.69) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.