F. Chopin: Etude op. 25 no. 7 in C sharp minor (Horowitz)

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Vladimir Horowitz performing Chopin's Etude op. 25 no. 7 in C sharp minor. Chopin and Horowitz at their very best!

At first glance, this etude seems quite simple. There is a beautiful and slightly mournful melody, and the accompaniment consists mainly of slow chords in both hands. There are some sections with left hand sixteenth notes, but once the notes are sufficiently learned and the hand motions become natural, they are not difficult at all. Two or three left hand runs constitute the only fast parts in the entire piece, and learning the fingering makes them substantially easier; they are nothing compared to the runs found in some of Chopin's other works. So what, then, makes this piece an etude?

One must not forget that Chopin is nicknamed "the poet of the piano." This etude is actually much more difficult to play well than people claim. (The author knows, since he tried to learn it!) The first difficulty one will come across while trying to put the hands together is that while the melody at first seems to be in the left hand only, it is actually in both hands. In fact, at some points, the melody is rather ambiguous and one cannot be certain whether the right or left hand has the melody note. (Towards the middle and end, this becomes less of a problem.) Therefore, one must have a very good idea of what is happening musically in order to play the piece well. This etude is also an exercise in how singing and delicate one can make the tone. In this respect, it is like the other slow etudes, Etude Op. 10 No. 3 and Etude Op. 10 No. 9. This etude requires an intimate familiarity with the music, which is difficult since it is the longest of the twenty-four. A certain mastery in phrasing is also necessary for a satisfactory performance. Thus, one might call it not an etude for technique, but an etude for musicality and interpretation! It is certainly among Chopin's most emotional compositions.

The programmatic title likely derives its source from the left hand "introduction" to the piece, as well as the importance of the left hand in expressing the theme.

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As Scriabin told a student when teaching this piece:

"It is evening. Someone is alone in a room. There is a longing for something. The window is open. The soft summer night is fragrant. The E-major section needs a different touch, different pedaling. Everything must change here. Then, once again, the longing for the unknown as before."

mckernan
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This piece is probably the most sincere expression of sorrow in the piano literature, and Horowitz surely honors it with a touching performance.

mimu
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This piece is truly a masterpiece of Chopin's repertoire. The way he blends technical difficulty with emotional depth is truly remarkable. It's no wonder it's one of his most beloved etudes 😸

classicalinspiremusic
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The phrasing and inflection of his melodies are stunningly resemblant of the human voice...absolutely beautiful...

DavidMRodgers
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4:42 that pedal change breakes heart it leaves you lonely with the melody and super quiet accom in right hand

tak
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I sight read this today and cried my heart the sincerity of sorrow and heartbreak in this piece is hard to play through sometimes....
Chopin - the true poet of the piano....
How his heart must have ached and as he once said, if not for his sorrow the world would not have his music.

threelittlebirds
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It cannot be played any better than this. Horowitz reaching perfection.

cesarsaura
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The most beautiful étude ever written.

yes-fqjd
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3:10 This chord always breaks my heart. Probably my favourite chord right now. The tritone plus the major seventh really creates such a painfully beautiful sound (also it arguably has a diminished twelth between the bass note and the top melody note)

pantoleonantonio
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Horowitz is amazing. Every melodic line has a different timbre. His tone in the L.H. is incredible. Chopin anticipates Gershwin by 100 years.

orqsilva
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This piece is amazing. One of my absolute favourites.

lilpotayto
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thanks for posting, this is wonderful. I'm learning this piece now, it is totally unlike anything I've played before, it is incredibly deep and intimate, the expression is in every bar, unique to itself, yet intricately linked to the the whole. What an experience!

melanie
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Che meraviglia! Un colloquio interiore straordinario che trascina chi ascolta. Grande Horowitz

antonellamajorano
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From time to time I come back to this interpretation of this beautiful Etude and each time I'm more amazed by it.

javmbz_schlithler
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Immortal lightness ; the unsopportable, eternal beauty within the whole mass of the overwhelming sadness


Sounds ....the drops of the saddest joy the Human Being has ever created

herba_fresca
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It's actually harder than you may think. Especially at 2:00.

fabptitpom
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This is, without every doubt, one of the best and most beautiful gems in baroque, classical and romantic Musik ever!!

rmmm
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With a name like Vladimir, it's no wonder he's awesome!

charlottejun-olm
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There are so many emotions in this piece. Horowitz finds them all.

bootman
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It literally feels like I hear screams from the bottom of heart by this piece!

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