Étude Op. 25, No. 5 (Chopin)
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Étude Op. 25, No. 5 in E minor, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1837. Marking a serious departure in the expected technique developed previously, Chopin wrote this étude with a series of quick, dissonant minor seconds. The effect has earned the étude the nickname "Wrong Note".
Structure
After the first theme of 'minor seconds' closes, Chopin introduces a Più Lento section in which a new melody (without dissonant minor seconds) is played in the parallel key, E major. The final section of the piece starts with a recapitulation of the first theme, with climaxes in a coda played in E Major.
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The second section is marked as Più Lento (It. More Slow) despite Chopin's metronome mark of ♩=168, a very quick tempo.
Étude Op. 25, No. 5 features an unusual overall structure, surrounding a major second theme, with the minor main theme. This idea appears only one other time in Chopin's set, in Étude Op. 25, No. 10. Styling the études in this fashion further emphasizes Chopin's deviation from the standard set before him by composers such as Carl Czerny.
External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIr_3Qccr54 Op. 25, No. 5] played by Alfred Cortot
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4FhIYau75E Op. 25, No. 5] played by Arthur Rubinstein
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ISGCOPspy0 Op. 25, No. 5] played by Claudio Arrau
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhAJCDQ_aNs Op. 25, No. 5] played by Shura Cherkassky
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0CrqjeCya8 Op. 25, No. 5] played by Jorge Bolet
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ERYenYVvxw Op. 25, No. 5] played by Samson François
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4u_Wm7ahlw Op. 25, No. 5] played by Géza Anda
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suUjJ5XsRWc Op. 25, No. 5] played by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkiv79QJms0 Op. 25, No. 5] played by Maurizio Pollini
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