He just plays it as a warm up | Cziffra plays Chopin Etude Op.10 no.1 | Video score

⭐️⭐️Can you believe Horowitz once said "For me, the most difficult one of all the etudes is the C Major, the first one, Op. 10 no. 1 (also the no., 2 and 7)"

Quote from David Dubal “Evenings with Horowitz”

⭐️⭐️Title of Chopin’s Etude⭐️⭐️
A distinct trait of Chopin's oeuvre is his reluctance to assign title to his works, opting for opus numbers instead. Despite this, the essence of his études has led to the unofficial nicknames by editors and music enthusiasts. It is worth noting that Chopin did not want to endorse these titles.
📖📖Background of Chopin’s Etude📖📖

Etude serves as a technical exercise aimed at training specific skills on an instrument. Frédéric Chopin, renowned for his composition exclusive ly for the piano, likely drew inspiration from the works of Carl Czerny and Muzio Clementi during his formative years as a pianist. Unlike traditional études confined to practice rooms, Chopin's pieces applied technical demands with compelling musicality, transcending mere exercises.

Chopin's journey in crafting études spanned approximately eight years, with Opus 10 emerging in 1833, followed by Opus 25 in 1837, and three additional études in 1839. Despite his young age of 23 when Op. 10 was published, Chopin had already gained acclaim in Poland and Paris. Notably, Op. 10 was dedicated to his contemporary and friend, Franz Liszt, a pianist-composer. Subsequently, Op. 25, a collection of 12 études, was dedicated to Marie d’Agoult, Liszt's lover.

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