Chopin Piano Works Volume 1 – 27 Etudes

Catalog: CACD 9035-2 • Status: Mostly Identified

CD Covers

Hatto cover
Concert Artist 9035-2 • Joyce Hatto
Yuki Matsuzawa cover
Novalis 67533 • Yuki Matsuzawa
Michiko Tsuda cover
Cypres 1618 • Michiko Tsuda
Vardan Mamikonian cover
Calliope 9220 • Vardan Mamikonian
Boris Berezovsky cover
Teldec 73129 • Boris Berezovsky
Louis Lortie cover
Chandos 8482 • Louis Lortie

Capsule Summary

All but four of the Études on this disc have been identified. The majority are drawn from Michiko Tsuda, Yuki Matsuzawa, and Vardan Mamikonian, who are also featured on the Chopin Études Anniversary Edition. Tsuda accounts for eleven tracks, Mamikonian for five, and Matsuzawa for four. Two further Études come from Boris Berezovsky, and one from Louis Lortie. The remaining four (Op. 10 Nos. 1, 8, 9 and 10) do not match any complete set of Op. 10 and therefore must derive from individual or selected etudes recordings. No tempo alteration or digital manipulation was detected.

Thanks to Yuan Huang for these identifications.

Sources

  • Yuki Matsuzawa — Novalis 67533
  • Michiko Tsuda — Cypres 1618
  • Vardan Mamikonian — Calliope 9220
  • Boris Berezovsky — Teldec 73129
  • Louis Lortie — Chandos 8482

Track Evidence

Track 1: Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1

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Track 2: Etude in A Minor, Op. 10 No. 2

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Yuki Matsuzawa (1:23)

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Track 3: Etude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3

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Louis Lortie (4:27)

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The last chord of the Hatto recording has been cut off 7 seconds early.

Track 4: Etude in C♯ Minor, Op. 10 No. 4

Source waveform (Track 4)

Yuki Matsuzawa (1:59)

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Track 5: Etude in G♭ Major, Op. 10 No. 5 “Black Key”

Source waveform (Track 5)

Michiko Tsuda (1:36)

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Track 6: Etude in E♭ Minor, Op. 10 No. 6

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Boris Berezovsky (3:49)

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Track 7: Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 7

Source waveform (Track 7)

Michiko Tsuda (1:32)

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Track 8: Etude in F Major, Op. 10 No. 8

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Track 9: Etude in F Minor, Op. 10 No. 9

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Track 10: Etude in A♭ Major, Op. 10 No. 10

UNIDENTIFIED

Track 11: Etude in E♭ Major, Op. 10 No. 11

Source waveform (Track 11)

Michiko Tsuda (2:33)

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Track 12: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary”

Source waveform (Track 12)

Boris Berezovsky (2:45)

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Track 13: Etude in A♭ Major, Op. 25 No. 1

Source waveform (Track 13)

Vardan Mamikonian (2:38)

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Track 14: Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2

Source waveform (Track 14)

Vardan Mamikonian (1:28)

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Track 15: Etude in F Major, Op. 25 No. 3

Source waveform (Track 15)

Vardan Mamikonian (1:51)

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Track 16: Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 4

Source waveform (Track 16)

Vardan Mamikonian (1:42)

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Track 17: Etude in E Minor, Op. 25 No. 5

Source waveform (Track 17)

Vardan Mamikonian (3:24)

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Track 18: Etude in G♯ Minor, Op. 25 No. 6

Source waveform (Track 18)

Michiko Tsuda (1:57)

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Track 19: Etude in C♯ Minor, Op. 25 No. 7

Source waveform (Track 19)

Michiko Tsuda (5:03)

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Track 20: Etude in D♭ Major, Op. 25 No. 8

Source waveform (Track 20)

Michiko Tsuda (1:14)

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Track 21: Etude in G♭ Major, Op. 25 No. 9 “Butterfly”

Source waveform (Track 21)

Michiko Tsuda (0:56)

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Track 22: Etude in B Minor, Op. 25 No. 10 “Octave”

Source waveform (Track 22)

Michiko Tsuda (3:50)

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Track 23: Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 11 “Winter Wind”

Source waveform (Track 23)

Michiko Tsuda (3:38)

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Track 24: Etude in C Minor, Op. 25 No. 12 “Ocean”

Source waveform (Track 24)

Yuki Matsuzawa (2:32)

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Track 25: Nouvelle Etude No. 1 in F Minor

Source waveform (Track 25)

Michiko Tsuda (1:46)

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Track 26: Nouvelle Etude No. 3 in D♭ Major

Source waveform (Track 26)

Yuki Matsuzawa (1:35)

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Track 27: Nouvelle Etude No. 2 in A♭ Major

Source waveform (Track 27)

Michiko Tsuda (1:33)

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