Étude Op. 25, No. 8 (Chopin)
Étude Op. 25, No. 8, in D-flat major, is a technical piano study composed by Frédéric Chopin. This etude is composed with sixths being played in both hands. The technical skill required to play it makes this etude one of the most difficult in Op.25. Its unusual sound is due to the uninterrupted succession of ascending, descending and chromatic sixths. It is written in 
, but not in 12
8 time.
Excerpt from the beginning of the Étude Op. 25 No. 8
External links
- Études Op. 25: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Analysis of Chopin Etudes at Chopin: the poet of the piano
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Alfred Cortot
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Claudio Arrau
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Sviatoslav Richter
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by György Cziffra
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Maurizio Pollini
- Op. 25, No. 8 played by Grigory Sokolov
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