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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Etude no.1 - Op.10 no.1: C-major

I would be moving on to Chopin's chamber works today except that I can't find a recording right now. Also, since my life is kind of crazy at this moment, I am going to start on the piano etudes, which I know are short ;)

Recording by Ashkenazy

In this 2-minute etude, Chopin explored the key of C Major quite thoroughly. With the melody in the left hand, the pianist plays sixteenth-note arpeggios for the entirety of the song. Honestly, though this piece may sound difficult (and it definitely ISN'T an 'easy' piece), it really isn't that hard to learn because of the repetitious nature of the arpeggios.

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