Individually and collectively, the Chopin etudes represent a formidable mountain that several famous pianists have refrained from climbing. In his new Grammy-nominated album of the Opp. 10 and 25, ...

As part of the Chopin Experience an uninterrupted sequence of both his Op.10 and Op.25 sets of Études was broadcast. Each Étude was performed by a different pianist, and details of the performers are ...

For the first time ever the complete set of Chopins Etudes on Video See and listen to the work which is justly considered the ultimate in difficulty both musically and technically Chopins 24 Etudes ...

The Etudes, are performed by Freddy Kempf, voted best young classical performer in 2001. Written as piano studies, these are brief but exacting works, designed to test both the technical skill of the ...

When pianist Lim Yunchan, the youngest winner ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, attended the press conference for Apple Music Classical on Jan. 29, he performed three of ...

Après une lumineuse incursion du côté de Johann Sebastian Bach et une célébration aux accents orchestraux des œuvres de Maurice Ravel et Igor Stravinsky, la pianiste Beatrice Rana s’empare de celles ...

THE PIANO was Chopin’s central musical inspiration — not just the sound of it but the feel of it. He loved certain keys, such as B major, just because they feel good under the hand. Often it’s an ...

The morning session concluded with Wei-Ting Hsieh, who has become a more forceful and confident Chopin-player since her 2021 ...

Frederic Chopin began composing his 27 piano etudes when he was 19 years old. They are technical exercises, systematically moving from one petrifying set of challenges to the next. Of course, when ...