Chopin/Godowsky Etudes Volume 1
Catalog: CACD 9147-2 • Status: Identified
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Capsule Summary
The Chopin/Godowsky Etudes were first issued as single CDs and later reissued in a deluxe slipcase box edition under a new catalog number. So far only the single CDs have been examined thoroughly. This volume combines performances of the Chopin/Godowsky Etudes by Carlo Grante, Marc-André Hamelin, and Ian Hobson. Sixteen of the tracks are sped up to varying degrees. The most extreme of these is Track 4 where the reprise of the “A” section is sped up by 21.71%. Unexpectedly, four of the Hamelin tracks are significantly slowed down, ranging from 7.7%–14.5%.
Sources
- Carlo Grante — Altarus 9092 (Tracks 2, 4–13, 16, 18, 22, 23)
- Marc-André Hamelin — Hyperion 67411/2 (Tracks 3, 15, 17, 19–21, 24–27)
- Ian Hobson — Arabesque Z6537 (Tracks 1, 14)
Track Evidence
Track 1: Etude No. 1 after Op. 10 No. 1 (1st version) in C major
Ian Hobson (2:17)
Hatto (2:07)
Hatto is sped up by 7.26%.
Track 2: Etude No. 2 after Op. 10 No. 1 (2nd version) in D flat major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (3:23)
Hatto (2:56)
Hatto is sped up by 13.16%.
Track 3: Etude No. 3 after Op. 10 No. 2 (1st version) in A minor (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (1:41)
Hatto (1:39)
Hatto is sped up by 2.29%.
Track 4: Etude No. 4 after Op. 10 No. 2 (2nd version) in A minor: “Ignis fatuus”
Carlo Grante (2:14)
Hatto (1:56)
The opening A and B sections of Hatto are sped up by 12.6%. In the Grante recording, when the A section returns, it is taken it at a noticeably slower tempo. Hatto instead speeds this section up by 21.71% so as to match the opening tempo. The final note of the Hatto is lengthened by 4 seconds.
Track 5: Etude No. 5 after Op. 10 No. 3 in D flat major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (5:17)
Hatto (4:46)
Hatto is sped up by 9.79%.
Track 6: Etude No. 6 after Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:57)
Hatto (2:40)
Hatto is sped up by 9.59%.
Track 7: Etude No. 7 after Op. 10 No. 5 (1st version) in G flat major
Carlo Grante (1:45)
Hatto (1:42)
Hatto is sped up by 2.86%.
Track 8: Etude No. 8 after Op. 10 No. 5 (2nd version) in C major
Carlo Grante (1:59)
Hatto (1:59)
Track 9: Etude No. 9 after Op. 10 No. 5 (3rd version) in A minor: “Tarantella”
Carlo Grante (2:47)
Hatto (2:27)
Hatto is sped up by 11.91%.
Track 10: Etude No. 10 after Op. 10 No. 5 (4th version) in A major: “Capriccio”
Carlo Grante (2:11)
Hatto (2:09)
Hatto is sped up by 1.92%.
Track 11: Etude No. 11 after Op. 10 No. 5 (5th version) in G flat major
Carlo Grante (2:16)
Hatto (1:58)
Hatto is sped up by 13.56%.
Track 12: Etude No. 12 after Op. 10 No. 5 (6th version) in G flat major
Carlo Grante (1:49)
Hatto (1:49)
Track 13: Etude No. 12a after Op. 10 No. 5 (7th version) in G flat major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:43)
Hatto (2:28)
Hatto is sped up by 9.24%.
Track 14: Etude No. 13 after Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor (left hand)
Ian Hobson (3:54)
Hatto (3:35)
Hatto is sped up by 8.06%.
Track 15: Etude No. 14 after Op. 10 No. 7 (1st version) in C major: “Toccata”
Marc-André Hamelin (1:43)
Hatto (1:52)
Hatto is slowed down by 8.83%.
Track 16: Etude No. 15 after Op. 10 No. 7 (2nd version) in G flat major: “Nocturne”
Carlo Grante (3:30)
Hatto (3:15)
Hatto is sped up by 7.17%.
Track 17: Etude No. 15a after Op. 10 No. 7 (3rd version) in E flat major (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (2:20)
Hatto (2:20)
Track 18: Etude No. 16 after Op. 10 No. 8 (1st version) in F major
Carlo Grante (3:13)
Hatto (3:13)
Track 19: Etude No. 16a after Op. 10 No. 8 (2nd version) in G flat major (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (3:36)
Hatto (3:53)
Hatto is slowed down by 7.71%.
Track 20: Etude No. 17 after Op. 10 No. 9 (1st version) in C sharp minor
Marc-André Hamelin (2:36)
Hatto (2:52)
Hatto is slowed down by 10.50%.
Track 21: Etude No. 18 after Op. 10 No. 9 (2nd version) in F minor: Imitation of Op. 25, No. 2
Marc-André Hamelin (2:37)
Hatto (2:59)
Hatto is slowed down by 14.50%.
Track 22: Etude No. 18a after Op. 10 No. 9 (3rd version) in F sharp minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (6:10)
Hatto (5:57)
Hatto is sped up by 3.46%.
Track 23: Etude No. 19 after Op. 10 No. 10 (1st version) in D major
Carlo Grante (4:38)
Hatto (4:29)/p>
Hatto is sped up by 3.54%.
Track 24: Etude No. 20 after Op. 10 No. 10 (2nd version) in A flat major (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (3:09)
Hatto (3:02)
Hatto is sped up by 3.75%.
Track 25: Etude No. 21 after Op. 10 No. 11 in A major (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (3:16)
Hatto (3:16)
Track 26: Etude No. 22 after Op. 10 No. 12 in C sharp minor (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (3:10)
Hatto (3:10)
Track 27: Etude No. 23 after Op. 25 No. 1 (1st version) in A flat major (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (3:01)
Hatto (3:01)