Étude Op. 25, No. 8 (Chopin)

Étude Op. 25, No. 8, in D-flat major, is a technical piano study composed by Frédéric Chopin.

Excerpt from the beginning of the *Étude Op. 25 No. 8*

Étude Op. 25, No. 8 is a composition in D-flat major, employing notes related as sixths throughout the piece. Two examples in the opening of sixth intervals are A-flat to F and G-flat to E-flat. Chopin composed this etude with sixth-note intervals to be played with both hands.^[1]

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.

Étude Op. 25, No. 8

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References

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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