Étude Op. 25, No. 6, in
G-sharp minor, is a technical study composed by
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...
focusing on
thirds, trilling them at a high speed. Also called the Double Thirds Étude, it is considered one of the hardest of Chopin's
24 Études, ranking the highest level of difficulty according to the
Henle difficulty rankings.
''Excerpt from the beginning of the Étude Op. 25 No. 6''
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Technical difficulties
The most conspicuous difficulty is the
trilling of
thirds quickly, such as in the beginning of the piece. However, there are also other difficulties, such as playing a
chromatic scale in thirds with one hand (
m. 5), and broken pairs of thirds divided between the upper and lower parts of each hand (m. 27). At one point (m. 31), both hands do this together in descending
diminished seventh chords.
Analysis
of Chopin's Etudes, Op. 25, Anh Tran, ourchopin.com
References
External links
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''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Josef Lhévinne
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Alfred Cortot
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Claudio Arrau
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Sviatoslav Richter
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Adam Harasiewicz
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Vladimir Ashkenazy
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Maurizio Pollini
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1837 compositions
Compositions in G-sharp minor
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