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A study in the set dedicated to Liszt. Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 is an etude by Frédéric Chopin from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- stormy
Also known as Frédéric Chopin: Étude in C-sharp minor Op. 10 No. 4 Torrent.
History
The Paris Chopin Society places the twelve-study Op. 10 collection between 1829 to 1832 and records its first publication in 1833. A later Richault print, catalogued around 1860, names Franz Liszt as the set's dedicatee. The collection range does not give each study an independent completion year.
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What to listen for
The figure changes hands
Follow the opening right-hand figure when it moves to the left, alongside changes of pitch and contour.
How to practise it
Keep the upper run light above sharply spaced support.
- Practise the pickup into the first four notes of the full measure, then extend in groups.
- Practise the lower attacks and rests first, then add the upper line quietly.
- Connect the examined phrase at a comfortable tempo while keeping its stated layers and releases distinct.
How hard is it
Continuous upper sixteenth notes interact with lower octave/chord attacks and intervening rests. Evenness, precise releases and independent coordination are already exposed; sustained fast execution must be checked across the complete study.
About this piece
- Collection
- The study studio
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Frédéric Chopin
- Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
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- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro
