Notes and Editorial Reviews
Two recordings; the first (1983 & 1999) acclaimed as the best Études ever recorded by two leading reviewers; the second is a new digital recording issued for the first time. "She has all the technique necessary, but she is not tempted to vulgar displays of ego. Her performance, for lack of any finer-tuned term, must be called symphonic, a genuine symphonic Chopin of the kind that Petri or Busoni might have supplied. In fact, the comparison that springs to mind most frequently is that Zayas plays Chopin with the same commanding sweep that Petri invested in the music of Liszt. Higher praise is hard to imagine ... there is no finer version than this one." --Thomas L. Dixon, Piano & Keyboard (on the 1983 recording)
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"...a quite fabulous amalgam of lyricism. Wit, drama and sheer pianistic craft, full of subtle and imaginative detail, lustrous tone and impeccable technique." --Donald Manildi, International Piano Quarterly (on the 1983 recording) Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Juana Zayas (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1833; Poland
2.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Juana Zayas (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
3.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Juana Zayas (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
Sound Samples
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 1 in C major, Op. 10, No. 1
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10, No. 2
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 10, No. 6
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 7 in C major, Op. 10, No. 7
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 8 in F major, Op. 10, No. 8
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 9 in F minor, Op. 10, No. 9
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 10, No. 10
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 11 in E flat major, Op. 10, No. 11
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 13 in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25, No. 2
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 15 in F major, Op. 25, No. 3
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 16 in A minor, Op. 25, No. 4
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 17 in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 18 in G sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 25, No. 8
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 22 in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 23 in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 24 in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 1 in F minor
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 2 in A flat major
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 3 in D flat major
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 1 in C major, Op. 10, No. 1
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10, No. 2
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 10, No. 6
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 7 in C major, Op. 10, No. 7
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 8 in F major, Op. 10, No. 8
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 9 in F minor, Op. 10, No. 9
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 10, No. 10
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 11 in E flat major, Op. 10, No. 11
12 Etudes, Op. 10: Etude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 13 in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25, No. 2
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 15 in F major, Op. 25, No. 3
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 16 in A minor, Op. 25, No. 4
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 17 in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 18 in G sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 25, No. 8
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 22 in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 23 in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 24 in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 1 in F minor
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 2 in A flat major
3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth.: Etude No. 3 in D flat major
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