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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Etude no.22 - Op.25 no.10: B-minor

Recording by Perahia

Well, the theme of this etude is obvious: most of it consists of consecutive octaves. This serves to build up the strength of the pianist's hands and wrists. Playing octaves uses different muscles than playing consecutive notes does.

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