Études, Op.25 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Performer Pages Mehmet K. Okonsar (piano)
Publisher Info. LMO-Records
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11 more: 2. Etude in F minor • 3. Etude in F major • 4. Etude in A minor • 5. Etude in E minor • 6. Etude in G♯ minor • 7. Etude in C♯ minor • 8. Etude in D♭ major • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 10. Etude in B minor • 11. Etude in A minor • 12. Etude in C minor

Performer Pages Martha Goldstein (Piano)
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Misc. Notes Notes about the recording and the piano used
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11 more: 2. Etude in F minor • 3. Etude in F major • 4. Etude in A minor • 5. Etude in E minor • 6. Etude in G♯ minor • 7. Etude in C♯ minor • 8. Etude in D♭ major • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 10. Etude in B minor • 11. Etude in A minor • 12. Etude in C minor

Publisher Info. EMI Classics, La Voix de son Maître - enregistrement original, 1959.
Performers Samson François, piano
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Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. EMI, 1934.
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Misc. Notes Recorded in London
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5 more: 2. Etude in F minor • 7. Etude in C♯ minor • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 11. Etude in A minor • 12. Etude in C minor

Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Misc. Notes recorded in June 2018 at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University: Peter Hill, sound engineer
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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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Performer Pages Randolph Hokanson (Piano)
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Misc. Notes Professor Hokanson's 90th Birthday recital, 18 June 2006. Recorded by Al Swanson at Brechmin Hall, University of Washington Music School.
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Publisher Info. Christine Hartley
Performers Christine Hartley (Troskie-Féret)
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Misc. Notes Extrait d'un CD hors commerce "exemples sur la recherche du rubato de Chopin", originaire du 17e, utilisé par Bach, Mozart, et où les deux mains sont indépendantes (Chopin travaillait le rubato au métronome).
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Performer Pages Kimiko Ishizaka (Piano)
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Misc. Notes Recorded live in 2008, Bonn, Germany
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Performers Bohumir Stehlik
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Misc. Notes Recorded live in Bergen, Norway, 11/2008
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Performer Pages Marco Alejandro Gil Esteva (Piano)
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Copyist Holograph manuscript: Nos.1, 8
Adolf Gutmann (1819–1882): Nos.2, 3, 7, 9-11
Julian Fontana (1810–1865): Nos.4-6, 12
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(between 1835-37).
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Narodowa, Warszawa (PL-Wn): Mus.217 Cim
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate 12281.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6209.
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Editor Ernst Rudorff (1840–1916)
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band II (pp.44-93)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1879]. Plate C. II. 13–24.
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 2: Etudes (pp.83-128)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12282
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.I: Etudes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1883. Plate S. 7286.
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1883.
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Editor Hans von Bülow (1830–1894)
Publisher. Info. München: Jos. Aibl, n.d. Plate R. 2606.
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Misc. Notes Nos.1 & 2 unfortunately are damaged by markings with unerasable ballpen.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.7 (pp.58-115)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11413.
Reissue — Vol.8, 1934. Plate 36379
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Editor Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.4803-4804, 1915. Plate 27613-27614.
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Editor Arthur Friedheim (1859–1932)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.33 (pp.xvi, 58-115)
New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1916.
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1916. Plate E.M.S. 5065.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1941).
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Salabert, n.d. Plate E. M. S. 5065 A.
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Editor Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1913. Plate V.A. 3817.
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Ludwik Bronarski (1890–1975)
Józef Turczyński (1884–1953)
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.II:Studies
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 234. (1971 reissue)
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Misc. Notes Twelfth edition printed in 1971.
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Publisher. Info. Unidentified Collection (pp.62-135)
Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1967). Plate 4332.
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12 more: 1. Etude in A♭ major • 2. Etude in F minor • 3. Etude in F major • 4. Etude in A minor • 5. Etude in E minor • 6. Etude in G♯ minor • 7. Etude in C♯ minor • 8. Etude in D♭ major • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 10. Etude in B minor • 11. Etude in A minor • 12. Etude in C minor

Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Publisher. Info. Krakow: PWM, 1990. Plate 8613.
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Misc. Notes This is the older version (current 1999) of the Poland National Edition. Fingerings in Italic are by modern editors, which are removed. Fingerings in bold are by composer or other sources at composer's age, which are kept.
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.II (pp.69–127)
Kraków: PWM, 1999. Plate FWN 2 A II.
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13 more: 1. Etude in A♭ major • 2. Etude in F minor • 3. Etude in F major • 4. Etude in A minor • 5. Etude in E minor • 6. Etude in G♯ minor • 7. Etude in C♯ minor • 8. Etude in D♭ major • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 10. Etude in B minor • 11. Etude in A minor • 12. Etude in C minor • Engraving Files (LilyPond)

Editor Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Knute Snortum, 2023.
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Editor Ray Alston
Publisher. Info. Piano Practical Editions, 2023.
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7 more: 2. Etude in F minor • 3. Etude in F major • 5. Etude in E minor • 6. Etude in G♯ minor • 8. Etude in D♭ major • 9. Etude in G♭ major • 11. Etude in A minor

Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848–1933)
Marguerite Labori (1864–1952)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1934. Plate 17389-17396.
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Editor Isidor Philipp (1863–1958)
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.134
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1913.
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Ludwik Bronarski (1890–1975)
Józef Turczyński (1884–1953)
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.II:Studies
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 234. (1971 reissue)
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Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848–1933)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, 1904. Plate 27584-27585.
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Publisher. Info. Oeuvres de Fr. Chopin: Etudes
Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate G. 341 W.
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Editor Eugen d' Albert (1864–1932)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Rob. Forberg, 1908. Plate 6116.
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852–1915)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1902. Plate 16075.
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Misc. Notes Instructive Edition with directions for practice
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Ludwik Bronarski (1890–1975)
Józef Turczyński (1884–1953)
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.II:Studies
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 234. (1971 reissue)
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For Cello and Piano (Glazunov)
For Piano (Godowsky)
See: Studies after Frederic Chopin by Leopold Godowsky

Etude in A major (No.1)

For 2 Pianos (Ockleston-Lippa)
Editor Kate Ockleston-Lippa (1855–1940)
Publisher. Info. New York: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1896.
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For Harp (Posse)
Arranger Wilhelm Posse (1852–1925)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Jul. Heinrich Zimmermann, 1919. Plate Z. 10584.
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org). From Pratt Harp Collection.
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For Cello (Cassadó)
Arranger Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966)
Publisher. Info. New York: International Music Company, 1949. Plate 1156.
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Etude in F minor (No.2)

For Flute and Piano (Briccialdi)
For Flute and Piano (Leeuwen)
Arranger Ary van Leeuwen (1875–1953)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Zimmermann, n.d. Plate Z4742.
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For Violin and Piano
Arranger Demetrius Constantine Dounis (1886–1954)
Publisher. Info. New York: Mills, 1946.
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For Cello and Piano (Strelezki)
See: Melody on an Etude by Chopin by Anton Strelezki
For Piano (Brahms)
See: 5 Studies, Anh.1a/1, by Johannes Brahms (No.1)
For Piano (Philipp)
See: 6 Concert Studies (No.3) and School of Octave-Playing by Isidor Philipp (Book 2 No.9)

Etude in G minor (No.6)

For Piano (Philipp)
See: 2 Concert Studies after Chopin's Op.25 No.6 by Isidor Philipp
For Piano (Reger)
See: 5 Special Studies after Chopin by Max Reger (No.4)

Etude in C minor (No.7)

For Cello, 2 Violins and Viola (Franchomme)
For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)
Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Meissonnier, n.d. Plate C.M.11,020.
Reprinted Paris: E. Gerard, n.d.(ca.1870).
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For Cello and Piano (de Swert)
Arranger Jules de Swert (1843–1891)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[ca.1878]. Plate 23236.
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For Cello and Piano (Tarnowski)
Arranger Władysław Tarnowski (1836–1878)
Editor L. Tarnowski
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1874]. Plate 13711.
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For Cello and Piano (Grutzmacher)
See: Praeludien und Etuden, No.11
For Voice, Double Bass and Piano (Bottesini)
See: Tutto che il mondo serra

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Etude in D major (No.8)

For Violin and Piano (Dounis)
Arranger Demetrius Constantine Dounis (1886–1954)
Publisher. Info. New York: Mills, 1946.
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For 2 Pianos (Sutro)
Arranger Ottilie Sutro (1872–1970)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1928. Plate 19198-6.
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Etude in A minor (No.11)

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (Sauter)
Arranger Louis Sauter (b. 1955)
Publisher. Info. Louis Sauter, 2017.
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For Piano (Leo)
Arranger Gustave Leo (fl.1888)
Publisher. Info. Petersburg: B. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1888]. Plate 1711.
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Misc. Notes Etude for Piano 2 hands. Dedicated to Sophie Menter (1846–1918)
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Work Title Douze Etudes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Étude Op. 25, No. 1; 練習曲作品25-1; 연습곡 13번; Etiuda op. 25 nr 1; Studio op. 25 n. 1; [5 more...]練習曲作品25第1號; Estudi op. 25; Étude Op. 25, Nr. 1; Σπουδή Op. 25, No. 1; Étude op. 25, n° 1
Name Aliases Etude in A-flat major 'Aeolian Harp'; Aeolian Harp étude; Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185089094; LCCN: n81089329; GND: 300036930; BNF: 14818262b
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.25
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 22
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 etudes:
1. Etude in A-flat major, 'Aeolian Harp'
2. Etude in F minor, 'The Bees'
3. Etude in F major, 'The Horseman'
4. Etude in A minor, 'Paganini'
5. Etude in E minor, 'Wrong Note'
6. Etude in G-sharp minor, 'Thirds'
7. Etude in C-sharp minor, 'Cello'
8. Etude in D-flat major, 'Sixths'
9. Etude in G-flat major, 'Butterfly'
10. Etude in B minor, 'Octave'
11. Etude in A minor, 'Winter Wind'
12. Etude in C minor, 'Ocean'
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1832-36
First Publication. 1837 - Paris: Maurice Schlesinger
Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 
1e série, 26e année (40e de la collection), Nº 50, 16 Décembre 1837, p.616, r.290.
Dedication Comtesse d'Agoult (1805–1876)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.3
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.4
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.5
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.6
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.7
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.8
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.9
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.10
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.11
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.12
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