Chopin's Études Opus 10 mark the beginning of the modern school of piano playing. He was the first composer to design a technique specifically for the instrument's strengths. Though concieved as a set, each Étude, while focusing on a specific technical detail, demonstrates a tightly woven correspondence between technique and musical expression. A perfect foil to the Études, the four Rondos have no pretensions beyond a joyful virtuosic exploration of the piano Chopin later rewrote the Rondo Op. 73 for two pianos—both versions of the pice are included here. Frederic Chiu, frequently compared to Glenn Gould, offers a reading that combines dazzling virtuosity with insightful lyricism.
FREDERIC CHOPIN [1810-1849] · Rondo, Op.16 E-flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur (10'21) · Rondo, Op.73 C major / Ut majeur / C-dur (9'09) 12 Études, Op.10 · I. Etude in C major Ut majeur / C-dur (2'00) · II. Etude in A minor la mineur / a-moll (1'24) · III. Etude in E major Mi majeur / E-dur (4'41) · IV. Etude in C-sharp minor ut dièse mineur / cis-moll (1'57) · V. Etude in G-flat major Sol bémol majeur / Ges-dur (1'38) · VI. Etude in E-flat minor mi bémol mineur / es-moll (4'52) · VII. Etude in C major Ut majeur / C-dur (1'34) · VIII. Etude in F major Fa majeur / F-dur (2'11) · IX. Etude in F minor fa mineur / f-moll (2'09) · X. Etude in A-flat major La bémol majeur / As-dur (2'10) · XI. Etude in E-flat major Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur (3'10) · XII. Etude in C minor ut mineur / c-moll (2'59) · Rondo à la Mazur, Op.5 F major / Fa majeur / F-dur (8'42) · Rondo, Op.1 C minor / ut mineur c-moll (8'43) · Rondo for 2 Pianos, Op.73 C major / Ut majeur / C-dur (9'03)
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