The Godowsky Collection - Volume 3
53 Studies on Études of Frédéric Chopin
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- Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
- Arranger: Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938)
- Instrumentation: Piano
- Binding: Spiral Bound
- ISBN:
- Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
Description
The third volume of the Godowsky Collection is primarily devoted to one of Godowsky's most remarkable and controversial projects, the virtuosic studies he based on the Études from Fréderic Chopin's Opp. 10 and 25. Praised and reviled in equal measure when they were first performed and published (1894–1914), these "studies" are both elaborate and respectful commentaries on Chopin's genius by a great admirer and tests of the outer limits of piano technique. The volume is rounded out with the 1899 concert rrangement of Chopin's Rondo, Op. 16 and six waltzes drawn from Op. 18, Op. 64 and Op. 70. As with the previous volumes, the fascinating and extensive notes and a biography are by noted Godowsky scholar, Dr. Millan Sachania.
Contents:
Etude Op. 10, No. 1, First version Etude Op. 10, No. 1, Second version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 2, First version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 2, Second version: "Ignis fatuus" Etude Op. 10, No. 3, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 4, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 5, First version Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Second version: Study on the white keys Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Third version:"Tarantella" Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Fourth version: Study on black and white keys: "Capriccio" Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Fifth version: Inversion, for the left hand Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Sixth version: Inversion, for the right hand Etude Op. 10, No. 5, Seventh version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 6, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 7, First version: "Toccata" Etude Op. 10, No. 7, Second version: "Nocturne" Etude Op. 10, No. 7, Third version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 8, First version Etude Op. 10, No. 8, Second version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 9, First version Etude Op. 10, No. 9, Second version: Imitation of the +tude Op. 25, No. 2 Etude Op. 10, No. 9, Third version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 10, First version Etude Op. 10, No. 10, Second version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 11, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 10, No. 12, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 1, First version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 1, Second version: like a piece for four hands Etude Op. 25, No. 1, Third version Etude Op. 25, No. 2, First version Etude Op. 25, No. 2, Second version:"Waltz" Etude Op. 25, No. 2, Third version: Two different versions Etude Op. 25, No. 2, Fourth version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 3, First version Etude Op. 25, No. 3, Second version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 4, First version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 4, Second version: "Polonaise" Etude Op. 25, No. 5, First version Etude Op. 25, No. 5, Second version: In the form of a Mazurka Etude Op. 25, No. 5, Third version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 6, First version: Study in thirds Etude Op. 25, No. 8, Study in Sixths Etude Op. 25, No. 9, First version Etude Op. 25, No. 9, Second version: for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 10, for the left hand alone Etude Op. 25, No. 11 Etude Op. 25, No. 12, for the left hand alone Three Etudes Composed for the Method of Moscheles and Fétis, No. 1, for the left hand alone Three Etudes Composed for the Method of Moscheles and Fétis, No. 2, First version Three Etudes Composed for the Method of Moscheles and Fétis, No. 2, Second version: for the left hand alone Three Etudes Composed for the Method of Moscheles and Fétis, No. 3, "Menuetto" Etudes Op. 10, No. 5 and Op. 25, No. 9, Compbined in one study "Badinage" Etudes Op. 10, No. 11 and Op. 25, No. 3, Combined in one study Rondo in E-flat Major Op. 16 Waltz in E-flat Major Op. 18 Waltz in D-flat Major Op. 64, No. 1 Waltz in A-flat Major Op. 64, No. 3 Waltz in A-flat Major Op. 69, No. 1 Waltz in F Minor Op. 70, No. 2 Waltz in D-flat Major Op. 70, No. 3
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The Godowsky Collection - Volume 3
