Chopin/Godowsky Etudes Volume 2
Catalog: CACD 9148-2 • 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 second volume continues the Chopin–Godowsky Etudes, performed by Carlo Grante, Marc-André Hamelin, and Ian Hobson. Seventeen Etudes are by Grante, seven by Hamelin, and three by Hobson. Twenty of the twenty-seven tracks have been digitally sped up. The most extreme case is Track 4, which is sped up by just over 20%. A direct comparison between the Hobson original and the accelerated Hatto version is startling.
Sources
- Carlo Grante — Altarus 9092 (Tracks 2–3, 7–11, 13–15, 17–18, 20–21, 23–25)
- Marc-André Hamelin — Hyperion 67411/2 (Tracks 1, 5–6, 12, 16, 19, 22)
- Ian Hobson — Arabesque Z6537 (Tracks 4, 26, 27)
Track Evidence
Track 1: Etude No. 24 after Op. 25 No. 1 (2nd version) in A flat major: like for 4 hands
Marc-André Hamelin (2:45)
Hatto (2:32)
Hatto is sped up by 7.78%.
Track 2: Etude No. 25 after Op. 25 No. 1 (3rd version) in A flat major
Carlo Grante (2:55)
Hatto (2:55)
Track 3: Etude No. 26 after Op. 25 No. 2 (1st version) in F minor
Carlo Grante (1:45)
Hatto (1:38)
Hatto is sped up by 7.01%.
Track 4: Etude No. 27 after Op. 25 No. 2 (2nd version) in F minor: “Waltz”
Ian Hobson (2:32)
Hatto (2:01)
Hatto is sped up by 20.23%.
Track 5: Etude No. 28 after Op. 25 No. 2 (3rd version – A) in F minor
Marc-André Hamelin (2:36)
Hatto (2:31)
Hatto is sped up by 2.77%.
Track 6: Etude No. 28 after Op. 25 No. 2 (3rd version – B) in F minor
Marc-André Hamelin (2:55)
Hatto (2:45)
Hatto is sped up by 5.63%.
Track 7: Etude No. 28a after Op. 25 No. 2 (4th version) in F sharp minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:55)
Hatto (2:37)
Hatto is sped up by 10.19%.
Track 8: Etude No. 29 after Op. 25 No. 3 (1st version) in F major
Carlo Grante (2:21)
Hatto (2:21)
Track 9: Etude No. 30 after Op. 25 No. 3 (2nd version) in F major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:34)
Hatto (2:30)
Hatto is sped up by 2.98%.
Track 10: Etude No. 31 after Op. 25 No. 4 (1st version) in A minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:14)
Hatto (2:12)
Hatto is sped up by 1.50%.
Track 11: Etude No. 32 after Op. 25 No. 4 (2nd version) in F minor: “Polonaise”
Carlo Grante (6:14)
Hatto (6:08)
Hatto is sped up by 1.78%.
Track 12: Etude No. 33 after Op. 25 No. 5 (1st version) in E minor
Marc-André Hamelin (3:40)
Hatto (3:32)
Hatto is sped up by 3.59%.
Track 13: Etude No. 34 after Op. 25 No. 5 (2nd version) in C sharp minor: “Mazurka”
Carlo Grante (3:44)
Hatto (3:40)
Hatto is sped up by 1.79%.
Track 14: Etude No. 35 after Op. 25 No. 5 (3rd version) in B flat minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (4:31)
Hatto (4:22)
Hatto is sped up by 3.07%.
Track 15: Etude No. 36 after Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor
Carlo Grante (2:21)
Hatto (2:18)
Hatto is sped up by 1.79%.
Track 16: Etude No. 38 after Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major
Marc-André Hamelin (1:22)
Hatto (1:22)
Track 17: Etude No. 39 after Op. 25 No. 9 (1st version) in G flat major
Carlo Grante (0:58)
Hatto (0:58)
Track 18: Etude No. 40 after Op. 25 No. 9 (2nd version) in G flat major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (1:25)
Hatto (1:22)
Hatto is sped up by 3.62%.
Track 19: Etude No. 41 after Op. 25 No. 10 in B minor (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (4:33)
Hatto (4:22)
Hatto is sped up by 3.99%.
Track 20: Etude No. 42 after Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor
Carlo Grante (4:58)
Hatto (4:33)
Hatto is sped up by 8.58%.
Track 21: Etude No. 43 after Op. 25 No. 12 in C sharp minor (left hand)
Carlo Grante (3:40)
Hatto (3:18)
Hatto is sped up by 9.73%.
Track 22: Etude No. 44 after Nouvelle Etude No. 1 in F minor (left hand)
Marc-André Hamelin (1:44)
Hatto (1:31)
Hatto is sped up by 13.20%.
Track 23: Etude No. 45 after Nouvelle Etude No. 2 (1st version) in E major
Carlo Grante (4:32)
Hatto (4:03)
Hatto is sped up by 10.95%.
Track 24: Etude No. 45a after Nouvelle Etude No. 2 (2nd version) in D flat major (left hand)
Carlo Grante (2:01)
Hatto (2:01)
Track 25: Etude No. 46 after Nouvelle Etude No. 3 in G major: “Menuetto”
Carlo Grante (3:44)
Hatto (3:44)
Track 26: Etude No. 47 after Op. 10 No. 5 and Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major: “Badinage”
Ian Hobson (1:39)
Hatto (1:39)
Track 27: Etude No. 48 after Op. 10 No. 11 and Op. 25 No. 3 in F major
Ian Hobson (3:29)
Hatto (3:19)
Hatto is sped up by 4.69%.