The most beautiful interpretation of this piece, in my opinion. Chopin, f piano music the great chopin performances. Nevertheless, many of his composition are very evocative of subjective images, and titles remained attached. Shop and buy godowsky collection, volume 3 53 studies on etudes of frederic chopin and other chopin arrangements sheet music. Studies on chopins etudes is a set of 53 arrangements of chopins etudes by leopold godowsky. Snake like rope hand structure because the intervals are too wide.
Back to school sheet music book by frederic chopin 18101849. Ironic name ironic name s apps pass 500 downloads 20040804 12 00 83456 c windows system32 dpvsetup. Yundi li 14th international chopin competition 2000 this is an 18 year old yundi lis performance at the 14th international chopin competition in 2000. Gekic moves to miami, fraser to china where a years teaching leads to the publication. Until i ran across this cd on the canadian pianophile label, palexa, id never heard of the croat pianist, kemal gekic. Hardly any interpreter pays attention to the fact that the a in the rh is a sixteenth note, after which the fcf chord quarter note should still sound during the sixteenth rest.
Godowskys studies on chopin s etudes have achieved a legendary status among piano enthusiasts. This young student, who is under the age of 15, loves practicing piano, is a fast learner. Kemal gekic je jugoslovenskoamericki pijanista i profesor klavira na medunarodnom univerzitetu u floridi. Once again the chopin warsaw piano competition provided this. Kemal gekic has been a member of the miami international piano festival family since 1999, performing many recitals in south florida. Few areas of the repertoire have such a notorious reputation for technical difficulty and audacious compositional invention. I always prefer to read chopin from the paderewski edition. Kemal gekic is ah yes another ivo pogerelich case of talent misunderstood. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Godowsky collection, volume 3 53 studies on etudes of. Complete piano music 7 rossini transcriptions music. Monsieur chopin miamiflorida european union center of.
It is a very unique work and a real page turner, as the saying goes. It was first published in 1833 in france,1 germany,2 and england3 as the sixth piece of his etudes op. During his studies gekic won prizes at many international piano competitions f. Uncut, plays straight through two days worth of amazing performances. Ekier is the most recent scholarly edition of chopin s works. A good pianistic technique consists in the precise synchronization of the fingers work with the functioning of the whole hand as the superior member and even with the whole body. Chopin also liked to constantly tweak his scores, even after publication. Each of the twelve chapters is selfcontained, covering a different area of music and culture, including the development of the piano, opera, virtuoso.
And this is in addition to differing english, french and german first editions mentioned in wikipedia. This clip is an encore given at the end of a recital in lecce. Chopins etudes represent something quite new in the tradition of writing studies for the development of piano technique. Godowskys studies on chopins etudes have achieved a legendary status among piano enthusiasts. Far from being disrespectful maltreatments of chopins masterpieces, godowskys elaborations aim to extend the limits of modern piano technique. Ekier is the most recent scholarly edition of chopins works. Browse carl fischer music from carl fischer music at sheet music plus. In the course of the series we find the paradigms for everything our hands could ever be called upon to do. With a wealth of lively anecdote as well as essential practical information, genius of the piano by acclaimed pianist alan kogosowski, is a book one can dip into at any point or just read the helpfully detailed index for fun. Chopin always used only generic titles for his compositions etudes, preludes, nocturnes, ballades, etc. Kemal gekic has been a member of the miami international piano festival family since 1999, presenting many recitals in south florida. When kemal gekic walked on stage of the mitaka hall in tokyo for his final concert of his japan tour in 2002, he didnt have the idea his subsequent performance would be release in any format. The etudes by frederic chopin are three sets of etudes solo studies for the piano published during the 1830s.
Despite the henle edition and other scholarly efforts like it, as of today we still do not have a definitive chopin urtext or all his works for piano for the reasons above. Stoloff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chopin, f piano music the great chopin performances c7 0039. The etudes of chopin are masterworks of the piano literature and are designed to go beyond mere technical exercises.
Alarmingly, the current trend seems to be to assign the chopin etudes at an increasingly young age to students who are not yet equipped either technically or musically to handle. Kemal gekic plays chopin etude in e minor,op 25 5 us youtube. Kemal gekic plays chopin etude in c minor,op 2512 live in 2002 youtube. Throughout bonsoir, monsieur chopin, poems by several reknowned polish poets are used. Zajaczkowski, the meeting with chopin by konstanty ildefons galczynski, zelazowa wola and etudes by roman brandstaetter, he is the one by kornel makuszynski, chopins concert by artur. Ivan moravec newly remastered for superb sound, these performances have been a benchmark recording for connoisseurs since their first release in 1965.
A valuable insight into playing one of the most versatile piano players today. Ultimately editions will disagree with each other, and finding that best edition will be elusive. Extended program notes for a thesis recital fiu digital commons. Based on chopins e major etude by sammy cahn, saul chaplin, morris w. They are often erroneously described as posthumous. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Kemal gekic plays chopin etude in c minor,op 2512 live in. Godowsky, 53 studies on chopins etudes rolfs music blog. Mastering the etudes chopins etudes and the art of the piano corresponds with each parallel chapter of genius of the piano chopins twentyseven etudes constitute a virtual compendium of piano technique. Just as his predecessors in the genre, chopin concentrates on a particular problem in each of his studies, but the extremely advanced technical skills needed to master these pieces becomes secondary to the musical satisfaction they give as. Kemal gekic plays chopin etude in a flat major,op 10 10 us. Chopin wrote the funeral march that became the third of the four movements here in 1837 and composed the other three movements two years later.
Kemal gekic roden je u splitskoj muzickoj porodici. In the course of the series we find the paradigms for everything our hands. Kemal gekic live in japan 2002,issued from gama media lc. This young student, who is under the age of 15, loves practicing piano, is a fast learner and fast memorizer, and has spent the last three. The way it creates the paris of chopins period is very clever and quite hypnotic. The eight transcriptions of chopins black key etude op 10 no 5 by leopold godowsky by gregory scott taylor a lecture recital essay submitted to the faculty of the university of miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. During his lifetime, chopin sent multiple manuscripts to different publishing houses to be printed simultaneously. Kemal gekic plays chopin etude in e minor,op 25 5 us. Duo true sister, meer improves compatibility with smart cards such as the u. Far from being disrespectful maltreatments of chopin s masterpieces, godowskys elaborations aim to extend the limits of modern piano technique. Nevertheless, many of his composition are very evocative of subjective images, and titles remained attached to some pieces in particular tristesse, raindrop, etc. Prepoznatljiv je po svojim izvodenjima franc listovih dela biografija. National gallery of arts 56th concert season begins october 5 american festival to include gospel ensemble for the first time washington, d. I read about the studies particularly the badinage on the chopin etudes by leopold godowsky 1870 1938 many years ago, but never heard any of these neither in concert nor in a recording, nor even on the radio.
A young and highly gifted piano student can play all the major and minor scales and arpeggios four octaves at a fast tempo and can play chopins fantaisie impromptu well and up to speed. Etudes,opus25 firstedition imprints firstedition imprints of a work by chopin are shown below. Its severe harmony without a third which is exceptional in chopins music creates here a particularly dramatic expression. Get file goedicke concert etude for trumpet and piano pdf 0, so everything remains the same with ripping, iso structure, and ap2. The collections scores for the work are described on the pages that follow. Almost since it was first heard, this work was looked on not as a sonata in form, but as a collection of four rather diverse pieces the composer assembled under one musical roof, robert schumann being the first to make the charge of a lack of cohesion. The number of studies is often given as 54, with op. There are twentyseven compositions overall, comprising two separate collections of twelve, numbered op. Certainly the vicissitudes of a live concertcrowded hall, auditorium clamor, together with all the excitements and the risks of a live performance. The national gallery orchestra, under the direction of music director george manos, will present the first concert of the 19971998 season at the national gallery of art on sunday, october 5.
The eight transcriptions of chopins black key etude op 10 no 5 by leopold godowsky by gregory scott taylor a lecture recital essay submitted to the faculty of the university of miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of musical arts coral gables, florida june 2010. Prepoznatljiv je po svojim izvodenjima franc listovih dela. These pieces remained legend to me up to one of my last visits to a cd shop in zurich when these still existed. Kemal gekic is a croatianborn american concert pianist and full professor of piano. Almost since it was first heard, this work was looked on not as a sonata in form, but as a collection of four rather diverse pieces the composer assembled under one musical roof, robert schumann being the first to make the charge of a lack of. My first impression on hearing the harmonious blacksmith suite no. More precisely, it is a question of the synchronization of the triple attack of each key, whose components are. Chopin nocturnes recommended recordings piano enthusiast reference recording alternative perspectives.
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