℗ 2022 haenssler CLASSIC
Released October 7, 2022
Duration 1h 04m 33s
Record Label haenssler CLASSIC
Catalogue No. HC22049
Genre Classical (Piano)
 

Chopin: Études

Xi Zhai

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1.1
Étude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, B. 59 "Waterfall"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:11
1.2
Étude No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, B. 59 "Chromatique"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:24
1.3
Étude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, B. 74 "Tristesse"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
3:53
1.4
Étude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, B. 75 "Torrent"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:58
1.5
Étude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 57 "Black Keys"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:44
1.6
Étude No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10, B. 57 "Lament"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:42
1.7
Étude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, B. 68 "Toccata"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:35
1.8
Étude No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, B. 42 "Sunshine"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:27
1.9
Étude No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10, B. 42
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:14
1.10
Étude No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 42
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:14
1.11
Étude No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 42 "Arpeggio"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:35
1.12
Étude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, B. 67 "Revolutionary"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:54
1.13
Étude No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 104 "Aeolian Harp"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:21
1.14
Étude No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 25, B. 97 "The Bees"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:32
1.15
Étude No. 3 in F Major, Op. 25, B. 99 "The Horseman"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:58
1.16
Étude No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Paganini"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:53
1.17
Étude No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Wrong Note"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
3:04
1.18
Étude No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Thirds"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:07
1.19
Étude No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, B. 98 "Cello"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
4:57
1.20
Étude No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 78 "Sixths"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:12
1.21
Étude No. 9 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 78 "Butterfly"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
0:59
1.22
Étude No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Octave"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
4:14
1.23
Étude No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 25, B. 83 "Winter Wind"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
3:24
1.24
Étude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 25, B. 99 "Ocean"
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:58
3 Nouvelles études, B. 130  
1.25
No. 1, Andantino
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:06
1.26
No. 2, Allegretto
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
1:46
1.27
No. 3, Allegretto
Frédéric Chopin; Xi Zhai
2:11
Digital Booklet
Chopin shaped his two extended cycles of etudes into a pianistic cosmos that has a unique place in the literature for piano. The etudes for solo piano feature many technical possibilities composed with an accomplished sense of style. However, the main focus in each of the compositions is musical expression. Mechanical passages are nowhere to be found. The rich timbres of Chopin's virtuosity thus emerge as the basis for a nuanced tonal world blending Romantic sensibility with a manneristic stylistic approach. All in all: Chopin's etudes constitute a separate musical domain. They go beyond their own limits, reflecting on numerous other works by the composer in order to establish themselves as "styIistically anchored piIIars" within his piano aesthetics. Chopin redefined the genre. Without his pianistic and tonal innovations, the originality of later etudes - one need only think of Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Debussy and Ligeti - would probably be unimaginable.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – haenssler CLASSIC Studio Masters
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1
Étude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, B. 59 "Waterfall"
-5.21-22.25-19.311
2
Étude No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, B. 59 "Chromatique"
-7.31-26.25-23.113
3
Étude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, B. 74 "Tristesse"
-4.53-26.84-22.913
4
Étude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, B. 75 "Torrent"
-2.28-21.23-18.612
5
Étude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 57 "Black Keys"
-4.55-23.85-20.713
6
Étude No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10, B. 57 "Lament"
-10.48-31.64-29.013
7
Étude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, B. 68 "Toccata"
-4.69-24.03-21.311
8
Étude No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, B. 42 "Sunshine"
-4.80-23.88-20.912
9
Étude No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10, B. 42
-3.84-24.56-21.212
10
Étude No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 42
-4.62-24.58-21.612
11
Étude No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, B. 42 "Arpeggio"
-6.86-27.84-25.013
12
Étude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, B. 67 "Revolutionary"
-2.79-21.39-18.412
13
Étude No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 104 "Aeolian Harp"
-9.28-28.36-25.612
14
Étude No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 25, B. 97 "The Bees"
-9.48-28.35-25.312
15
Étude No. 3 in F Major, Op. 25, B. 99 "The Horseman"
-7.85-26.65-23.812
16
Étude No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Paganini"
-7.92-27.73-24.812
17
Étude No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Wrong Note"
-4.32-25.93-23.112
18
Étude No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Thirds"
-7.85-25.68-22.211
19
Étude No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, B. 98 "Cello"
-5.40-30.54-26.714
20
Étude No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 78 "Sixths"
-4.85-22.81-19.711
21
Étude No. 9 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, B. 78 "Butterfly"
-4.20-24.43-21.411
22
Étude No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 25, B. 78 "Octave"
-0.10-20.79-16.312
23
Étude No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 25, B. 83 "Winter Wind"
-3.17-21.61-18.312
24
Étude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 25, B. 99 "Ocean"
-4.56-21.47-18.610
25
No. 1, Andantino
-10.91-30.06-26.910
26
No. 2, Allegretto
-10.28-29.69-26.910
27
No. 3, Allegretto
-7.72-28.83-25.012

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