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Chopin: Études, Op. 25 & 4 Scherzi

Beatrice Rana (piano)

Chopin: Études, Op. 25 & 4 Scherzi

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Nothing in the entire literature of Etudes surpasses Chopin’s Op. 25, and the best interpreters not only clear all the technical hurdles but project the 12 pieces as a progressive sequence....

BBC Music Magazine, November 20214 out of 5 stars

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Chopin: Études, Op. 25 & 4 Scherzi

Beatrice Rana (piano)

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Awards:

Nothing in the entire literature of Etudes surpasses Chopin’s Op. 25, and the best interpreters not only clear all the technical hurdles but project the 12 pieces as a progressive sequence....

BBC Music Magazine, November 20214 out of 5 stars

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'Beatrice Rana set a new standard. She made the Chopin sound as poetic and colorful as anything he ever wrote. Her playing was refined and soft-spoken in its brilliance throughout. She had the audience rapt.' – The New York Times

Contents and tracklist

Chopin: Études (12), Op. 25
Work length32:30
No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Aeolian Harp"
Track length2:41
No. 2 in F Minor
Track length1:31
No. 3 in F Major
Track length2:03
No. 4 in A Minor
Track length1:41
No. 5 in E Minor
Track length3:50
No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
Track length2:16
No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
Track length5:38
No. 8 in D-Flat Major
Track length1:09
No. 9 in G-Flat Major, "Butterfly"
Track length1:02
No. 10 in B Minor
Track length3:59
No. 11 in A Minor, "Winter Wind"
Track length3:55
No. 12 in C Minor
Track length2:45
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Work length11:01
This work is only available as an album download.
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
Work length11:59
This work is only available as an album download.
Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
Work length7:55
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Work length12:03
This work is only available as an album download.

Spotlight on this release

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    Critics' Choice 2021
  • Diapason d’Or
    October 2021
    Nouveauté
  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalist 2021
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2022
    Nominated - Solo Instrument
  • Diapason d’Or de l’Année
    2021
    Piano
  • Opus Klassik
    2022
    Instrumentalist of the Year
  • Gramophone Awards
    2022
    Shortlisted - Piano

November 2021

Nothing in the entire literature of Etudes surpasses Chopin’s Op. 25, and the best interpreters not only clear all the technical hurdles but project the 12 pieces as a progressive sequence. Rana’s performances add up very satisfyingly, yet they are also full of remarkable detail.
4 out of 5 stars

March/April 2022

Nothing in Scherzo No. 1 sounds like any previous reading, and even Richter is rivaled for impetuosity...this is the most original Chopin recital in years. It might serve, in fact, as a breakthrough for a pianist who could eventually match Argerich in mastering the piano at a rare level of formidable technique, fiery temperament, and totally absorbing musicality.

November 2021

Her playing has fire and poetry, imagination and originality, temperament and charm, all on top of fearless technical address.
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