Étude Op. 25, No. 6, in
G-sharp minor
G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has five sharps.
Its relative major is B major. Its parallel major, G-sharp major, is usually replaced by its enharmonic equi ...
, is a technical study composed by
Frédéric Chopin focusing on
thirds, trilling them at a high speed. Also called the Double Thirds Étude, it is considered one of the hardest of Chopin's
24 Études, ranking the highest level of difficulty according to the Henle difficulty rankings.
''Excerpt from the beginning of the Étude Op. 25 No. 6''
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Technical difficulties
The most conspicuous difficulty is the
trilling of
thirds quickly, such as in the beginning of the piece. However, there are also other difficulties, such as playing a
chromatic scale
The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone. Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to produce th ...
in thirds with one hand (
m. 5), and alternating chords with fingerings 3–5 and 1–2 (m. 27). At one point (m. 31), both hands do this together in descending
diminished seventh chord
The diminished seventh chord is a four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished seventh above the root: (1, 3, 5, 7). For example, the diminished seve ...
s.
Analysis
of Chopin's Etudes, Op. 25, Anh Tran, ourchopin.com
References
External links
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''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Josef Lhévinne
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''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Alfred Cortot
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Claudio Arrau
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''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Sviatoslav Richter
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''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Adam Harasiewicz
Adam Harasiewicz (born 1 July 1932) is a Polish classical concert pianist.
Harasiewicz was born in Chodziez, Poland. After studying violin for two months, at the age of 10 he began piano study, and at age 15 he obtained first prize in a contest ...
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He ...
''Op. 25, No. 6''
played by Maurizio Pollini
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