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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Étude in A minor, Op. 10, No. 2

The world of music had never before known any études as original, as musical, or as difficult. – Frank Cooper

This is one of the best-known (and arguably, the most difficult!) of the set of twelve études Chopin dedicated to Franz Liszt. The Études were published in a single volume in 1833, when Chopin was 23, although [...]

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