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A study in the set dedicated to Liszt. Étude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2 is an etude by Frédéric Chopin from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 10, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- stormy
Also known as Etüde a-moll.
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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How to practise it
Keep the chromatic upper sixteenths clear while the lower detached chords stay light.
- Practise four adjacent pitches at a time, overlapping the last pitch into the next group before joining the ascent.
- Alternate the two lower chord shapes slowly with their written rests, then combine them with a short upper segment.
How hard is it
Level 10, estimated
Chromatic upper-finger motion against simultaneous chordal support creates exceptional independence and endurance demands.
About this piece
- Collection
- The study studio
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
More by Frédéric Chopin
- Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro
