Scriabin – Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 no. 1 – Horowitz, Piano
Scriabin’s etude in c-sharp minor was written in 1887, when the composer was just 15 years old. It was the first of the Three Pieces, Op. 2, and was one …
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Chopin – Etude Op. 10, No. 1 in C major – Ashkenazy, Piano
Chopin’s Etude Op. 10, No. 1 in C major for solo piano was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England …
Villa-Lobos – Etude No. 1 in E minor – Segovia, Guitar
Villa-Lobos etude No. 1 in E minor for guitar is an arpeggio study focusing on right-hand technique, but includes challenging left hand chord patterns. The same right-hand pattern is used …
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No 6 in G-sharp minor – Lisitsa, Piano
Chopin’s Etude Op. 25, No. 6, in G-sharp minor, is a technical study focusing on thirds, trilling them at a high speed. At one point, both hands play a chromatic-third …
Chopin – Etude Op. 10 No 3 in E Major – Georgia Guitar Quartet
Étude Op. 10, No. 3, in E major, is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1832. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and …
Liszt Paganini – La campanella – Ott, Piano
La campanella (Italian for The little bell) is the nickname given to the third of Franz Liszt’s six Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 (1851). It is in the key …