Chopin Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25

by Hsia-Jung Chang

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1.	Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major 02:02	info	buy track
2.	Etude Op. 10 No. 2 in A Minor 01:35	info	buy track
3.	Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major - "Tristesse" 04:04	info	buy track
4.	Etude Op. 10 No. 4 in C-sharp Minor 02:10	info	buy track
5.	Etude Op. 10 No. 5 in G-flat Major "Black Key" 01:52	info	buy track
6.	Etude Op. 10 No. 6 in E-flat Minor 03:31	info	buy track
7.	Etude Op. 10 No. 7 in C Major 01:41	info	buy track
8.	Etude Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major 02:33	info	buy track
9.	Etude Op. 10 No. 9 in F Minor 02:04	info	buy track
10.	Etude Op. 10 No. 10 in A-Major 02:22	info	buy track
11.	Etude Op. 10 No. 11 in E-flat Major 02:32		buy track
12.	Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor - "Revolution" 02:46	info	buy track
13.	Etude Op. 25 No. 1 in A-flat Major - "Aeolian Harp" 02:32	info	buy track
14.	Etude Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor 01:32	info	buy track
15.	Etude Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major 01:43	info	buy track
16.	Etude Op. 25 No. 4 in A Minor 01:49	info	buy track
17.	Etude Op. 25 No. 5 in E Minor 03:17	info	buy track
18.	Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G-sharp Minor - "Double Thirds" 02:15	info	buy track
19.	Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C-sharp Minor - "Cello" 05:07	info	buy track
20.	Etude Op. 25 No. 8 D-flat Major - "Double Sixths" 01:15	info	buy track
21.	Etude Op. 25 No. 21 in G-flat Major - "Butterfly" 01:10	info	buy track
22.	Etude Op. 25 No. 10 in B Minor - "Octave" 04:36	info	buy track
23.	Etude Op. 25 No. 11 in A Minor - "Winter Wind" 04:01	info	buy track
24.	Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in C Minor 02:57	info	buy track

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Reviews:
"Hsia-Jung Chang serves up good, honest Chopin Etudes."
Jed Distler, Gramophone Magazine

"Hsia-Jung Chang lets these Etudes flow in an effortless motion, in nuances of might and tenderness, light fingertippings and heavily flexing biceps."
Ingvar Loco Nordin, Sonoloco Record Reviews of Sweden

"Hsia-Jung Chang follows her recording of Chopin Preludes with this excellent new album of Etudes, revealing the power as well as the poetry in these spectacular works."
John Pitt, New Classics of UK

Liner notes from the artist:
During the 19th Century, before the invention of radio, television, Internet and the wii, the piano reigned for decades as the center of home entertainment. To accommodate the increasing desire of the masses for proficiency at the piano, books of études were published. Etudes were musical exercises designed to increase strength and dexterity through repetition of a single technique, such as octaves, or scales. Most études made no pretense of being works of art. To perform them would be comparable to doing sets of crunches and push-ups at a soirée.

Frédéric Chopin composed two books of twelve études, Op. 10 & 25, at the height of the piano exercise craze. With these works he invented new technical challenges for the pianist, cleverly defining the character of each étude by the way the motif moved across the keys. Op. 25 No. 3, for example, is based on a single motif in which the hand does a wiggle-hop. For the duration of the entire piece, the two hands hop nonstop up and down the keys like two frogs. The directional ambiguity of the wiggle motion manifests itself throughout; in the zigzag phrases, and in the downward modulation scheme, which magically returns up to the original key like stairs in an Escher drawing. Each étude is an artfully crafted musical masterpiece inspired by physical motion. Out of a single floating feather Chopin would create a flying bird of paradise.

Chopin’s études were intended to be performed. Their twofold demand of stamina and poetry might be likened to doing 200 frog leaps in succession while reciting a sonnet. Perhaps this is why Chopin’s études have remained in the piano repertoire since they were first published over 170 years ago. No doubt they will continue to fascinate pianists and audiences for generations to come.

Special thanks to Ho Lan, H. T. Chang, Hsi-Ling Chang, James P. Nichols, Al & Caroline Rufino, Adrian & Elizabeth Kitzinger, and Stephen Jan for their support on this project. This recording is dedicated to my former teacher Abbey Simon who assigned both Op. 10 & 25 to me years ago.

Hsia-Jung Chang
New York City
February 2010,

Pianist Hsia-Jung Chang is a self-described Chopin addict. Her other
recordings for the Mandala Studio label include Chopin: Complete
Préludes, recorded on a rebuilt Pleyel piano, and Chopin: Impromptus, Ballades, Berceuse. In her most recent recording Inside the Piano -21st Century Improvisations Chang uses soft mallets and other unconventional tools to play the inner strings and frame of the piano. The CD has become a favorite of experimental music DJs across the country, making the Best of 2008 list of KKUP’s radio show No Pigeon Holes. For more information about the artist, please visit www.hsiajungchang.com. For Mandala Studio releases, please visit
www.mandalastudio.com.

© & ℗ 2010 Mandala Studio

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released January 3, 2022

Producer/Engineer: Hsi-Ling Chang
Assistant Engineer: Ariosto Arata
Piano Technician: Joseph Reina
Cover Design: Bai Ma

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Hsia-Jung Chang New York, New York

Pianist/Composer Hsia-Jung Chang performs classical solo piano music, runs the indie label Mandala Studio, and is acting Music Director at Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church. Her label Mandala Studio has released critically acclaimed recordings of classical piano music, experimental music, yodeling tracks by Taiwanese yodeler Ho Lan, and songs in varied styles of Funk, Gospel, and Pop. ... more

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