Recorded on 7 June, 2024 in Trinity Laban during my Final Recital for the Masters in Music Degree.

The Piano Sonata No. 9, Op.68 commonly known as the Black Mass Sonata, is one of the late piano sonatas composed by Alexander Scriabin (18721915). The work was written around 1912–1913. Although its nickname was not invented by Scriabin, he approved of it.

The ninth sonata is a single movement. It typically lasts 8–10 minutes, and is marked as follows:
Moderato quasi andante – Molto meno vivo – Allegro molto – Alla marcia –
Allegro – Presto – Tempo primo

Like Scriabin's other late works, the piece is highly chromatic. The Black
Mass Sonata is particularly dissonant because many of its themes are based around an interval of a minor ninth, one of the most unstable sounds. Its marking ‘legendaire’ exactly captures the sense of distant mysterious wailing which grows in force and menace.