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Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11

“Winter Wind”18343 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11 “Winter Wind” (1834) in one part.

Recording: Evgeny Kissin (piano)

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Four soft present the melody, and then the storm breaks: the right hand rushes with cascades of fast grouped notes, scales, arpeggios and runs, while the left hand sings a heavy, -like melody with leaps. A new section begins, and later the opening . A short leads into a fortissimo , where the is stated one last .

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