Chopin: Etudes Op.10 and Op.25
Op.10 （肖邦练习曲）
00:00 – No.1. There’s a lot of really exquisite dynamic shading in this one: the playing gives it a kind of narrative cohesion that’s not usually there.
01:59 – No.2
03:23 – No.3
08:03 – No.4. A razor-sharp, almost impossibly precise recording that shows that in place of bravura it’s possible to substitute a big helping of wit.
09:57 – No.5. Silken, mesmeric.
11:34 – No.6
16:21 – No.7
17:53 – No.8. Note the emphasis on the LH and the wafer-thin lightness of the RH, which gives the piece a march-like feel.
20:03 – No.9. The unusually detached phrasing makes for something dramatic and pulsating.
22:11 – No.10
24:20 – No.11. Played without the now-customary lingering on the first chord of each bar, and voiced exquisitely.
27:28 – No.12. Extraordinary intensity, aided by those incredible dynamic contrasts.
Op.25（肖邦练习曲）
30:25 – No.1
33:10 – No.2
34:40 – No.3. The playing here takes you through a pretty striking array of textures, with some creative voicing thrown in.
36:38 – No.4
38:05 – No.5. Another little gem of voicing, with a sedate but meltingly alluring middle section.
42:11 – No.6
44:21 – No.7
49:53 – No.8
51:01 – No.9
52:00 – No.10. A beautifully rendered middle section, played with freedom and tenderness.
56:13 – No.11. Yet more imaginative coloration and an impeccable sense of narrative, conveyed through playing of great power.
59:44 No.12. Might well be the best recording of this I’ve come across – the voicing, so often muffled, is clear, and the variation in speed, texture, and shape of each of the runs is breathtaking.
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