Chopin, the Poet of the Piano, Part 2
Welsh pianist Ll欧r Williams plays a selection of etudes from Chopin's Op 25 and Op 10 series at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Introduced by Sarah Walker.
In the second of this week's series exploring Chopin's piano music, Welsh pianist Ll欧r Williams's programme centres around a sequence of studies from Chopin's Op 25 and Op 10. Recorded over 2021 and 2022 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
The 'etude' or 'study' originally evolved as a device for private practice. This idea was left far behind as Chopin's artistic ambitions moved the genre into the public eye and the concert hall. Dedicated to a piano virtuoso, Liszt, the Op 10 set were written between 1829 and 1832, with Op 25 following five years later. Their breath-taking invention calls on technical brilliance as well as a rich panoply of pianistic colours to evoke their contrasting characters, which range from the turbulence of the "Revolutionary", to the rippling effects of the so-called "Aeolian Harp" through to the physical demands of the exhilarating and breathless "Octaves".
Introduced by Sarah Walker
Chopin: Prelude in C sharp minor, op 45
Chopin: Etudes from Op 25 & Op 10
No 12 C minor, Op 10 "Revolutionary"
No 9 in F minor, Op 10
No 10 in A flat major, Op 10
No 11 in E flat major, Op 10 "Arpeggio"
No 3 in E major, Op 10 "Tristesse"
No 4 in C sharp minor, Op 10 "Torrent"
No 1 in A flat major, Op 25 鈥淎eolian harp鈥
No 5 in E minor, Op 25
No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 25
No 10 in B minor, Op 25 "Octaves"
No 6 in E flat minor Op 10 "Lament"
No 12 in C minor, Op 25
Ll欧r Williams, piano
Chopin: Nocturne Op 48 no 1
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 45
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 12 in C minor, Op 10 "Revolutionary"
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 9 in F minor, Op 10
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 10 in A flat major, Op 10
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 11 in E flat major, Op 10 "Arpeggio"
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 3 in E major, Op 10 "Tristesse"
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 4 in C sharp minor, Op 10 "Torrent"
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 1 in A flat major, Op 25 "Aeolian harp"
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 5 in E minor, Op 25
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 25
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 10 in B minor, Op 25 "Octaves"
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 6 in E flat minor, Op 10 "Lament"
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Etude No 12 in C minor, Op 25
Performer: Ll欧r Williams. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne No 1 in G minor, Op 37
Performer: Ll欧r Williams.
Broadcast
- Wed 16 Feb 2022 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3