Chopin/Godowsky Etudes Volume 2
Catalog: CACD 9148-2 • Status: Identified
CD Covers
Capsule Summary
The Chopin/Godowsky Etudes were first issued as single CDs and then later in a deluxe slip case box edition with a new catalog number. So far only the single CDs have been examined thoroughly. This second volume continues the Chopin–Godowsky Études, performed by Carlo Grante, Marc-André Hamelin, and Ian Hobson. Seventeen Études are by Grante, seven by Hamelin, and three by Hobson. Twenty of the twenty-seven tracks have been digitally sped up, but track 4 sets a new record having been sped up by just over 20%. A direct comparison between the Hobson original and the accelerated Hatto version is startling. For best effect, the original Hobson should be listened to first.
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 Op. 25 No. 1 — 2nd version
Hamelin (2:45)
Hatto (2:32)
Sped up by 7.78%.
Track 2: Etude Op. 25 No. 1 — 3rd version
Grante (2:55)
Hatto (2:55)
Track 3: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 — 1st version
Grante (1:45)
Hatto (1:38)
Sped up by 7.01%.
Track 4: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 — 2nd version
Hobson (2:32)
Hatto (2:01)
Sped up by 20.23%.
Track 5: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 — 3rd version A
Hamelin (2:36)
Hatto (2:31)
Sped up by 2.77%.
Track 6: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 — 3rd version B
Hamelin (2:55)
Hatto (2:45)
Sped up by 5.63%.
Track 7: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 — 4th version (left hand)
Grante (2:55)
Hatto (2:37)
Sped up by 10.19%.
Track 8: Etude Op. 25 No. 3 — 1st version
Grante (2:21)
Hatto (2:21)
Track 9: Etude Op. 25 No. 3 — 2nd version (left hand)
Grante (2:34)
Hatto (2:30)
Sped up by 2.98%.
Track 10: Etude Op. 25 No. 4 — 1st version (left hand)
Grante (2:14)
Hatto (2:12)
Sped up by 1.50%.
Track 11: Etude Op. 25 No. 4 — 2nd version “Polonaise”
Grante (6:14)
Hatto (6:08)
Sped up by 1.78%.
Track 12: Etude Op. 25 No. 5 — 1st version
Hamelin (3:40)
Hatto (3:32)
Sped up by 3.59%.
Track 13: Etude Op. 25 No. 5 — 2nd version “Mazurka”
Grante (3:44)
Hatto (3:40)
Sped up by 1.79%.
Track 14: Etude Op. 25 No. 5 — 3rd version (left hand)
Grante (4:31)
Hatto (4:22)
Sped up by 3.07%.
Track 15: Etude Op. 25 No. 6
Grante (2:21)
Hatto (2:18)
Sped up by 1.79%.
Track 16: Etude Op. 25 No. 8
Hamelin (1:22)
Hatto (1:22)
Track 17: Etude Op. 25 No. 9 — 1st version
Grante (0:58)
Hatto (0:58)
Track 18: Etude Op. 25 No. 9 — 2nd version (left hand)
Grante (1:25)
Hatto (1:22)
Sped up by 3.62%.
Track 19: Etude Op. 25 No. 10 — for left hand
Hamelin (4:33)
Hatto (4:22)
Sped up by 3.99%.
Track 20: Etude Op. 25 No. 11
Grante (4:58)
Hatto (4:33)
Sped up by 8.58%.
Track 21: Etude Op. 25 No. 12 — for left hand
Grante (3:40)
Hatto (3:18)
Sped up by 9.73%.
Track 22: Nouvelle Étude No. 1 — for left hand
Hamelin (1:44)
Hatto (1:31)
Sped up by 13.20%.
Track 23: Nouvelle Étude No. 2 — 1st version
Grante (4:32)
Hatto (4:03)
Sped up by 10.95%.
Track 24: Nouvelle Étude No. 2 — 2nd version (left hand)
Grante (2:01)
Hatto (2:01)
Track 25: Nouvelle Étude No. 3
Grante (3:44)
Hatto (3:44)
Track 26: Études Op. 10 No. 5 & Op. 25 No. 9 combined “Badinage”
Hobson (1:39)
Hatto (1:39)
Track 27: Études Op. 10 No. 11 & Op. 25 No. 3 combined
Hobson (3:29)
Hatto (3:19)
Sped up by 4.69%.