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Frédéric Chopin: Etudes
Chopin’s Études represent something quite new in the tradition of writing studies for the development of piano technique.
Just as his predecessors in the genre, Chopin concentrates on a particular problem in each of his studies, but the extremely advanced technical skills needed to master these pieces becomes secondary to the musical satisfaction they give as concert pieces, invested as they are with the utmost creative power and poetry.
The first set (Op. 10) is dedicated to Franz Liszt, about whom Chopin reportedly said with regard to the études: “I wish I could steal from him the way he plays them.”
The final three studies, without Opus number, were composed as part of a series called "Méthode des méthodes de piano" compiled by Moscheles and Fétis.
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 Guideline for studying Chopin Etudes
September 01, 2010, 07:01:33 AM by brace77
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Hello. I am an organist and I decided to dedicate some of my little time for improving my piano technique, since I feel that I reached a plateau.
My idea was to go through the Chopin Etudes, it is not clear to me what I want to accomplish, but I am posting here to have some feedback. What I mean is: I can dedicate 10 minutes per day to this. I don't have limits like "i must compete them all in 6 months" or "i must learn all those by memory".
One approach could also be "studying some of them", or "studying only a 'page' per etude".
Anyway may you redirect me to some place that gives some hints ont how to tackle the etudes.
I have been playing organ for 15 years now and I played piano for 10 before. I'd say my level is advanced in organ, intermediate+ in piano.
Thanks.
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Chopin Etudes and associations
April 03, 2010, 12:38:43 PM by popdog
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Hi all,
I just listened to the op.10 etudes and was struck by the different associations and qualities each etude presented as follows:
1. Celebration, brilliance, white
2. Childhood, forest
3. Love
4. Chaos, storm
5. Sunlight, tropics, birds
6. Sadness, decay, hope
7. Green(?)
8. Blue, delight
9. Longing
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11. Dizzy, floating
12. Conflict
Anyway, I thought this may be of some interest to others who study/listen to these pieces, and wonder how you view them. Interestingly no. 10 presented nothing to me... How does this piece strike everyone else out there?
Cheers
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