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Chopin, Yokoyama
Etudes (Comp)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 1 in C major
2. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 2 in A minor
3. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 3 in E major
4. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 4 in C sharp minor
5. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 5 in G flat major
6. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 6 in E flat minor
7. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 7 in C major
8. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 8 in F major
9. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 9 in F minor
10. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 10 in A flat major
11. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 11 in E flat major
12. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 12 in C minor
13. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 1 in A flat major
14. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 2 in F minor
15. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 3 in F major
16. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 4 in A minor
17. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 5 in E minor
18. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 6 in G sharp minor
19. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 7 in C sharp minor
20. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 8 in D flat major
21. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 9 in G flat major
22. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 10 in B minor
23. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 11 in A minor
24. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 12 in C minor
25. Trois nouvelles ?tudes, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130): No. 1 in F minor
26. Trois nouvelles ?tudes, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130): No. 2 in D flat major
27. Trois nouvelles ?tudes, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130): No. 3 in A flat major

CD Details

All Artists: Chopin, Yokoyama
Title: Etudes (Comp)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 7/23/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Etudes
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646260524

CD Reviews

Wonderful rendition of Chopin's Etudes.

Adam M. | San Francisco Bay Area, CA | 06/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yukio Yokoyama brings a modern touch to Chopin's Etudes, which are often played with a tight, excercise-like rigidity. Yokoyama wonderfully highlights each and every piece. He displays both technical mastery and enviable artistry throughout the entire album. He plays these pieces as they should be played, as masterpieces of the art that is the Piano."

Excellent

S. Hawkins | New York, NY | 03/04/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an excellent (and essentially) recording of Chopin's Etudes. Yukio Yokoyama (cool name too) plays Chopin as though it were second nature to him. His fingers fly up and down the keyboard effortlessly. As a result, he immediately brings out the elegance inherent within this music.This is not to say that he's nothing but a showy virtuoso either. Chopin's music is elegant and virtuosic, yes, but there's also intense emotion hidden underneath the music. Yokoyama brings this out as much as he is supposed to. The music, emotionally, is supposed to sound restrained, as is the case here.My favorite in most ways is still Vladimir Ashkenazy's complete recording of all Chopin's piano works. However, Yokoyama's has several advantages. First, the recording quality here is much more crisp and clean. Second, the piano he uses is much better than Ashkenazy's which can occasionally sound tinny. Besides which, Ashkenazy's complete is 90-some dollars.This CD is a must for piano music fans and Chopin fans."

Lyrical, passionate Chopin.

R. Meadows-Rogers | New York, New York | 11/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yukio Yokoyama exemplifies the technical mastery and cerebral control paradoxically necessary to elicit the full range of Chopin's passion and lyricism in the Études. At the same time, he never descends to the meretricious or sentimental. The recorded sound clarifies each sparkling note. I highly recommend this disk!"