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| Classical Composer: | Chopin, Fryderyk |
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| Work: | 12 Etudes, Op. 25 |
| Year Composed: | 1837 |
| Instrumentation: | pf |
| Publisher: | Breitkopf & Härtel |
| Duration: | 00:14:00 |
| Period: | Romantic |
| Work Category: | Instrumental |
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The Etudes published in 1837 as Opus 25 were written during the preceding five years and dedicated to the Countess Marie d'Agoult, the mistress of Liszt and a writer, under the pseudonym of Daniel Stern. The first, known as the Aeolian Harp because of its gentle arpeggios, was written in September, 1836, and is followed by an F minor study in cross-rhythms from the previous January and a third Etude in F major from the same year, dealing with problems of ornamentation.
The fourth, fifth and sixth Etudes, in A minor, E minor and G sharp minor, were written between 1832 and 1834. The first of these might suggest Paganini, while the second offers figuration that was to assume importance in the Romantic virtuoso piano repertoire, with the G sharp minor Etude a study in right hand thirds.
The seventh Etude, in C sharp minor, was written in 1836, a lyrical respite, and is followed by Etudes in D flat, G flat and B minor, written between 1832 and 1834, studies in sixths, in divided octaves and in octaves respectively. The G flat Etude is known to many as the Butterfly, while the eleventh Etude, in A minor, written in 1834, has earned the title The Winter Wind. The set ends with a C minor Etude in arpeggios, an echo of the opening of Opus 10.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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