Frédéric Chopin

Trois nouvelles études, B. 130

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Frédéric Chopin - Trois Nouvelles etudes, B. 130

  • I. Andantino in F minor
  • II. Allegretto in A-flat major
  • III. Allegretto in D-flat major
  • Performed by: Martha Goldstein
    Publisher: The Pandora / Goldstein Archive
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Interior with cello by Carl Holsøe

Frédéric Chopin wrote his Trois nouvelles études ("three new studies") for piano in 1839, as a contribution to "Méthode des méthodes de piano", a piano instruction book by Ignaz Moscheles and François-Joseph Fétis. These études are less technical than the composer's Op. 10 and 25 and retain Chopin's original formula for harmonic and structural balance. They are often erroneously described as posthumous, due to their lack of an opus number.

Études

  1. The first of the Trois nouvelles études is an intimate piece in F minor. It develops students' facility with 3-on-4 polyrhythms.

  2. The key of the second étude is A♭ major sits atop a series of chords in the right hand with a simple bass in the left hand. It develops students' facility with 2-on-3 polyrhythms.

  3. The third and last étude, in D♭ major, is the most technically challenging in this collection. It develops independence of voices and articulation in the right hand, with the upper melodic line quite legato over a staccato alto accompaniment. Some of the reaches required between the alto and soprano lines may be difficult for pianists with smaller hands.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois_nouvelles_études / License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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