Masterclass Sugli Studi Op 10 di F.Chopin

Analisi tecnica e virtuosistica degli studi op 10 di Chopin

Although sets of exercises for piano had been common from the end of the 18th century (Carl Czerny was the composer of a great number of the most popular), Chopin's not only presented an entirely new set of technical challenges, but were the first to become a regular part of the concert repertoire. Opus 10, the first group of 12, were composed throughout 1829 and 1832, and were published in 1833, in France, Germany, and England. Unlike most previous technical studies, which sought to cultivate an independence of finger action driven from the wrist, Chopin's require the engagement of the entire playing mechanism from the shoulder downwards. These études are made of some of the most challenging and simultaneously evocative pieces of all the works in concert piano repertoire.