034571174112

Godowsky: The Complete Studies On Chopin's Etudes

Marc-Andre Hamelin

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDA67411-2

Release Date:  01 March 2000

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  034571174112

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

  • Description

    Godowsky's Studies on Chopin's Etudes have achieved a legendary status among piano enthusiasts. Few areas of the repertoire have such a notorious reputation for technical difficulty and audacious compositional invention. Far from being disrespectful maltreatments of Chopin's masterpieces, Godowsky's elaborations aim to extend the limits of modern piano technique. Some recast Chopin's right-hand passagework for the left hand while introducing new contrapuntal ideas; some treat the originals more freely, inverting, imitating or combining two Etudes; others are character pieces or variations based on Chopin's originals; and twenty-two of the Studies are for the left hand alone.
    Taken as a whole, these Studies revolutionized piano writing and expanded the polyphonic and polyrhythmic capabilities of the instrument. They remain among the most daunting challenges of the piano literature, their difficulties not always fully apparent to the listener.
    Pianists brave enough to tackle this music have often been content merely to get through the notes. Marc-Andre Hamelin, renowned for his superhuman technical control, injects them with the required range of character, colour and musicianship, as well as breathtaking virtuosity. Uniquely available on 2CDs, this will surely be the benchmark recording for all time.
    This set comes with a handsome booklet, including an essay by the Godowsky expert Jeremy Nicholas and individual commentaries by Marc-Andre Hamelin.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Study No.1 in C, 1st Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro Maestoso
      • 2. Study No.2 in D flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro
      • 3. Study No.3 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro
      • 4. Study No.4 in a 'Ignis Fatuus', 2nd Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro
      • 5. Study No.5 in D flat (From Etude in E, Op.10 No.3): Lento Ma Non Troppo
      • 6. Study No.6 in c# (From Etude in c#, Op.10 No.4): Presto
      • 7. Study No.7 in G flat, 1st Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 8. Study No.8 in C, 2nd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 9. Study No.9 in a 'Tarantella', 3rd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 10. Study No.10 in A, 4th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 11. Study No.11 in G flat, 5th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 12. Study No.12 in G flat, 6th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 13. Study No.12a in G flat, 7th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
      • 14. Study No.13 in e flat (From Etude in e flat, Op.10 No.6): Quaver=108-132
      • 15. Study No.14 in C 'Toccata', 1st Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Vivace
      • 16. Study No.15 in G flat 'Nocturne', 2nd Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Allegretto Espressivo
      • 17. Study No.15a in E flat, 3rd Version (Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Allegro
      • 18. Study No.16 in F, 1st Version (From Etude in F, Op.10 No.8): Allegro Risoluto
      • 19. Study No.16a in G flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in F, Op.10 No.8): Allegro
      • 20. Study No.17 in c#, 1st Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Allegretto
      • 21. Study No.18 in f, 2nd Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Mesto
      • 22. Study No.18a in f#, 3rd Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Allegretto
      • 23. Study No.19 in D, 1st Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.10 No.10): Allegro Moderato
      • 24. Study No.20 in A flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.10 No.10): Presto Ma Non Troppo
      • 25. Study No.21 in A (From Etude in E flat, Op.10 No.11): Allegretto Sostenuto
      • 26. Study No.22 in c# (From Etude in c, Op.10 No.12): Allegro Con Fuoco
      • 27. Study No.23 in A flat, 1st Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto
      • 28. Study No.24 in A flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto

      Disc 2

      • 1. Study No.25 in A flat, 3rd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto
      • 2. Study No.26 in f, 1st Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Vivace
      • 3. Study No.27 in f 'Waltz', 2nd Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Tempo Di Valse
      • 4. Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version A)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato
      • 5. Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version B)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato
      • 6. Study No.28a in f#, 4th Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Presto Ma Non Troppo
      • 7. Study No.29 in F, 1st Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato
      • 8. Study No.30 in F, 2nd Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato
      • 9. Study No.31 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Moderato
      • 10. Study No.32 in f 'Polonaise', 2nd Version 9From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Drammatico
      • 11. Study No.33 in e, 1st Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Allegro Ma Non Troppo
      • 12. Study No.34 in c# 'Mazurka', 2nd Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Tempo Di Mazurka
      • 13. Study No.35 in b flat, 3rd Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Allegro Moderato
      • 14. Study No.36 in g# (From Etude in g#, Op.25 No.6): Allegro
      • 15. Study No.38 in D flat (From Etude in D flat, Op.25 No.8): Allegro Sostenuto E Cantabile
      • 16. Study No.39 in G flat, 1st Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9): Allegro Vivace
      • 17. Study No.40 in G flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9): Allegro
      • 18. Study No.41 in b (From Etude in b, Op.25 No.10): Allegro Con Fuoco
      • 19. Study No.42 in a (From Etude in a, Op.25 No.11): Lento - Allegro Con Brio
      • 20. Study No.43 in c# (From Etude in c, Op. 25 No.12): Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco
      • 21. Study No.44 in f (From Nouvelle Etude No.1 in f): Allegretto Con Moto
      • 22. Study No.45 in E, 1st Version (From Nouvelle Etude No.2 in A flat): Allegretto
      • 23. Study No.45a in D flat, 2nd Version (From Nouvelle Etude No.2 in A flat): Allegretto
      • 24. Study No.46 in G 'Menuetto' (From Nouvelle Etude No.3 in D flat): Allegretto Grazioso
      • 25. Study No.47 in G flat 'Badinage' (From Etudes in G flat, Op.10 No.5/Op.25 No.9 Combined): Vivace...
      • 26. Study No.48 in F (From Etudes in E flat, Op.10 No.11/in F, Op.25 No.3, Combined): Allegretto...