Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7 – Beyond Category

Smack-dab in the middle of Chopin’s Op. 25 Etudes lies this unique and memorable piece that is unlike any other Chopin creation. And one that has generated a considerable amount of ink over the decades.
Sometimes it’s called the “‘cello Etude,” due to the fact that the prominent melody is in the left [...]

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Waltz in A-flat, Op. 42: The “Most Perfect Waltz”??

Chopinmusic calls it “the most ambitious and substantial of all Chopin’s waltzes.”
The Vancouver Chopin Society goes even further, quoting David Dubal in suggesting that this “Grand Valse” is the essence of Chopin:
A case may be made for the Op. 42 as Chopin’s most perfect valse. After the first measures of trill, a call to the [...]

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Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 6, No. 2

As Chopin Project Artistic Director Arthur Greene heads off to Novi Sad, Serbia, to judge and perform in the Isidor Bajic Memorial Competition, he leaves us a taste of his masterful Chopin interpretation with this performance of the Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 6, No. 2.

Click on the Piano to hear the Mazurka with [...]

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