-Revolutionnary Method to learn and practice Chopin's Etudes, for intermediate pianists--Méthode révolutionnaire pour apprendre et jouer les Etudes de Chopin-«24 Prétudes after Chopin» are 24 pre-etudes, 24 preparatory studies to those of Chopin, composed to raise the following bet : «To play the "Prétudes" will allow to learn more easily the genuine "Chopin's Etudes".»Les «24 Prétudes d'après Chopin» sont 24 pré-études, 24 études préparatoires à celles de Chopin, composées pour relever le pari suivant: «Jouer les "Prétudes" permettra d'apprendre plus facilement les véritables "Études de Chopin".».Each Etude is reduced while keeping both the musical gesture and the shape of these masterpieces,without adding nor deducting the slightest measure from it.Elles réduisent la difficulté pianistique de chaque Étude tout en conservant le geste musical et la forme, c'est-à-dire en sauvegardant le rythme harmonique de chaque Étude, sans y ajouter ni en retrancher la moindre mesure.

-Revolutionnary Method to learn and practice Chopin's Etudes, for intermediate pianists--Méthode révolutionnaire pour apprendre et jouer les Etudes de Chopin-«24 Prétudes after Chopin» are 24 pre-etudes, 24 preparatory studies to those of Chopin, composed to raise the following bet : «To play the "Prétudes" will allow to learn more easily the genuine "Chopin's Etudes".»Les «24 Prétudes d'après Chopin» sont 24 pré-études, 24 études préparatoires à celles de Chopin, composées pour relever le pari suivant: «Jouer les "Prétudes" permettra d'apprendre plus facilement les véritables "Études de Chopin".».Each Etude is reduced while keeping both the musical gesture and the shape of these masterpieces,without adding nor deducting the slightest measure from it.Elles réduisent la difficulté pianistique de chaque Étude tout en conservant le geste musical et la forme, c'est-à-dire en sauvegardant le rythme harmonique de chaque Étude, sans y ajouter ni en retrancher la moindre mesure.

- How to practice and play properly Chopin's 24 Etudes for piano ? - Comment travailler et bien jouer les 24 Etudes de Chopin pour piano ? Before being able to play as well as: Avant de pouvoir les jouer comme: Richter, Horowitz, Argerich

Fryderyk Chopin’s career is intricately entwined with the piano. Although he made forays into orchestral and chamber work, the vast majority of Chopin’s pieces feature the piano. While his relatively brief life shortened his potential contribution as a composer, the originality, richness, and quality of his work is undeniable. His harmonies were often surprising, the rhythms flexible, and the music dramatic. In Experiencing Chopin: A Listener’s Companion,Christine Lee Gengaro surveys Chopin’s position as a composer at a time when the piano stood at the center of musical and social life. Throughout, she shines a spotlight on Chopin and his music, which illuminated the Romantic period in which he lived, the social and artistic climate that surrounded him, and the importance of the individual artist at a time of political foment. Gengaro considers the different genres among Chopin’s works, linking each to the historical, social, and biographical issues that shaped them.

Chopin made the piano a solo instrument and gave it an entirely new expression. In this beautifully written account of Chopin’s life, students learn the ideas behind the composer’s art, the social, historical, and cultural events that influenced him and his work, and Chopin’s pivotal role in musical history.

'A book that no serious student should be without... refreshingly sane.' Jeremy Siepmann, Classical Music 'An immensely valuable and well-researched book.' Stephen Haylett, BBC Music Magazine 'Intermittently engrossing...' Susan Bradshaw, Musical Times.