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| 1. Study No.1 in C, 1st Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro Maestoso | |||
| 2. Study No.2 in D flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro | |||
| 3. Study No.3 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro | |||
| 4. Study No.4 in a 'Ignis Fatuus', 2nd Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro | |||
| 5. Study No.5 in D flat (From Etude in E, Op.10 No.3): Lento Ma Non Troppo | |||
| 6. Study No.6 in c# (From Etude in c#, Op.10 No.4): Presto | |||
| 7. Study No.7 in G flat, 1st Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace | |||
| 8. Study No.8 in C, 2nd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace | |||
| 9. Study No.9 in a 'Tarantella', 3rd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace | |||
| 10. Study No.10 in A, 4th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Study No.25 in A flat, 3rd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto | |||
| 2. Study No.26 in f, 1st Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Vivace | |||
| 3. Study No.27 in f 'Waltz', 2nd Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Tempo Di Valse | |||
| 4. Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version A)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato | |||
| 5. Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version B)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato | |||
| 6. Study No.28a in f#, 4th Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Presto Ma Non Troppo | |||
| 7. Study No.29 in F, 1st Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato | |||
| 8. Study No.30 in F, 2nd Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato | |||
| 9. Study No.31 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Moderato | |||
| 10. Study No.32 in f 'Polonaise', 2nd Version 9From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Drammatico | |||
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Along with Schubert and Brahms, Chopin for me represents the high point of Romantic music. The enormous variety of music that he wrote still astounds me, but until recently I had not bothered to listen to the etudes closely. Only after I bought this CD (on the strength of the excellent reviews) did I delve into Chopin's opus 10 and 25 sets. I'm glad I did.
After listening to the Etudes in their original form one by one and then listening to Godowsky's recastings of them, I felt renewed enthusiasm for the great Polish/French composer. I also sat back astounded and respectufl at what Godowsky was able to do with them. He doesn't veer far away from Chopin's originals; there are certainly more notes but this doesn't get in the way at all. The left hand etudes in particular I find stunning, I can feel the pianist's corsucating difficulties in surmounting the hurdles that these pieces pose, and that just makes me more in awe of Godowsky's writing. It's amazing what he was able to do, I mean the man wrote rewrote some of the most difficult, beautiful studies of the Romantic period for just one hand! It's amazing.
The harmonies also become richer in these recastings, more 'late Romantic' than 'Romantic,' but I didn't find that this got in the way of the music at all, sometimes it even added to it! In this, Godowsky is far more subtle than, say, Grieg was in the additions that he wrote to Mozart's piano sonatas. Mozart wasn't intended to sound like some nordic-highland pastiche, and yet that is just about what Grieg made them into. Unlike Grieg, Godowsky is enormously respectful to Chopin's originals. The main spirit of each etude is maintained, and in many cases, added to.
Hamelin's performance is breathtaking at every turn, and the recording quality is surprisingly good. I think that every piano enthusiast/player should listen carefully to these discs, I'm almost certain that they will be enjoyed!
After listening to the Etudes in their original form one by one and then listening to Godowsky's recastings of them, I felt renewed enthusiasm for the great Polish/French composer. I also sat back astounded and respectufl at what Godowsky was able to do with them. He doesn't veer far away from Chopin's originals; there are certainly more notes but this doesn't get in the way at all. The left hand etudes in particular I find stunning, I can feel the pianist's corsucating difficulties in surmounting the hurdles that these pieces pose, and that just makes me more in awe of Godowsky's writing. It's amazing what he was able to do, I mean the man wrote rewrote some of the most difficult, beautiful studies of the Romantic period for just one hand! It's amazing.
The harmonies also become richer in these recastings, more 'late Romantic' than 'Romantic,' but I didn't find that this got in the way of the music at all, sometimes it even added to it! In this, Godowsky is far more subtle than, say, Grieg was in the additions that he wrote to Mozart's piano sonatas. Mozart wasn't intended to sound like some nordic-highland pastiche, and yet that is just about what Grieg made them into. Unlike Grieg, Godowsky is enormously respectful to Chopin's originals. The main spirit of each etude is maintained, and in many cases, added to.
Hamelin's performance is breathtaking at every turn, and the recording quality is surprisingly good. I think that every piano enthusiast/player should listen carefully to these discs, I'm almost certain that they will be enjoyed!
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is remarkable. The Godowsky studies on Chopin's etudes are regarded as one of the pinnacles of pianistic super-virtuosity, particularly as regards left hand technique. Of the total of 53 studies, 22 are for left hand alone and are merciless in their difficulties.
The studies have been recorded complete twice before (by Geoffrey Douglas Madge and Carlo Grante), but Hamelin simply blows his rivals away by overcoming all of the technical hurdles with a scarcely believable control, bordering on nonchalance. It is not just that he is a fabulous pianist, but that his astonishing virtuosity allows him to find so much more in the music than mere barnstorming. As he points out in his own notes, many of the studies are intended to be serene rather than forceful in character; it is a tribute to his complete mastery that for the first time the composer's intentions are fulfilled.
I believe this is one of the great piano recordings of recent years and would urge anyone with an interest in the piano to buy it and marvel.
17 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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This is remarkable piano playing. Hamelin both masters the extraordinary technical demands of these pieces, widely regarded as among the most difficult ever written, and conveys the intelligence and beauty of these elaborations on Chopin's originals. Anyone who assumes that these works must be nothing more than an unwelcome novelty will be converted after only a few bars of the first study.
A worthy Gramophone award winner last year, these pieces and their performance take pianism to its outer limits
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Great clarity recording and an opportunity to listen to some of Godowsky's studies we'd not yet come across. The insert is informative and thorough with some lovely pictures. Read more
Published 17 months ago by happy ears
Incredible!
Godowksy's notoriously difficult arrangements of the Chopin Studies are presented here complete, in a supremely polished recording. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2007 by Wayne Redhart
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