Chopin - The 27 Études - Raoul Koczalski (1938)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Études, Op. 10:
00:00 I. Étude in C Major. Allegro
01:59 II. Étude in A Minor. Allegro
03:25 III. Étude in E Major. Lento ma non troppo
07:02 IV. Étude in C-Sharp Minor. Presto
09:13 V. Étude in G-Flat Major. Vivace
10:48 VI. Étude in E-Flat Minor. Andante
13:21 VII. Étude in C Major. Vivace
14:55 VIII. Étude in F Major. Allegro
17:30 Étude in F Minor. Allegro molto agitato
19:18 X. Étude in A-Flat Major. Vivace assai
21:37 XI. Étude in E-Flat Major. Allegretto
23:48 XII. Étude in C Minor. Allegro con fuoco

Études, Op. 25:
26:28 I. Étude in A-Flat Major. Allegro sostenuto
28:19 II. Étude in F Minor. Presto
29:41 III. Étude in F Major. Allegro
31:22 IV. Étude in A Minor. Agitato
33:10 V. Étude in E Minor. Vivace
36:18 VI. Étude in G-Sharp Minor. Allegro
38:10 VII. Étude in C-Sharp Minor. Lento
42:46 VIII. Étude in D-Flat Major. Vivace
44:07 IX. Étude in G-Flat Major. Allegro assai
45:08 X. Étude in B Minor. Allegro con fuoco
49:13 XI. Étude in A Minor. Lento-allegro con brio
52:36 XII. Étude in C Minor. Molto allegro con fuoco

3 Nouvelles études:
55:38 I. Allegretto in A-Flat Major
57:05 II. Allegretto in D-Flat Major
58:34 III. Andantino in F Minor
Raoul Koczalski (1884-1948), piano
Recorded for Deutsche Grammophon in the Polydor Studios, Berlin, 1938
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That this recording of the complete Chopin Études is far from note-perfect is understandable when you realize that at that time, there was no way to precisely edit each individual piece. Also, with the exception of Opus 25/7, they were all recorded IN ONE SINGLE DAY. On that day - June 29, 1938 - Koczalski also recorded two of Chopin's Impromptus!
It seems to me that when playing these Études, Koczalski's main objectives were not faultlessness, bravura or velocity. Instead, he chose to concentrate on tone production and variety of touch, always trying to bring out the poetic quality of the music, often giving it an improvisatory quality.

The complete recordings of Raoul Koczalski (in two volumes) are still available at Marston Records, albeit in the form of CDR.
https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/koczalski1
https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/koczalski2

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