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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: 12 Études, Op. 10; 12 Études, Op. 25; Trois Nouvelles Études. Juana Zayas, pianist. 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. Total time per CD: 63:51 + 69.03. UPC# 0-17685-12292 7. Special price: 2 CDs for the price of 1!

 

“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)

 

“…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)

 

Disc 1 Sound Clips (MP3):

 

1. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 1 in C major, Op- 10, No- 1 – Juana Zayas

2. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 2 in A minor, Op- 10, No- 2 – Juana Zayas

3. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 3 in E major, Op- 10, No- 3 – Juana Zayas

4. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 4 in C sharp minor, Op- 10, No- 4 – Juana Zayas

5. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 5 in G flat major, Op- 10, No- 5, Black Keys – Juana Zayas

6. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 6 in E flat minor, Op- 10, No- 6 – Juana Zayas

7. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 7 in C major, Op- 10, No- 7 – Juana Zayas

8. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 8 in F major, Op- 10, No- 8 – Juana Zayas

9. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 9 in F minor, Op- 10, No- 9 – Juana Zayas

10. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 10 in A flat major, Op- 10, No- 10 – Juana Zayas

11. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 11 in E flat major, Op- 10, No- 11 – Juana Zayas

12. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 12 in C minor, Op- 10, No- 12, Revolutionary – Juana Zayas

13. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 13 in A flat major, Op- 25, No- 1, Harp Study – Juana Zayas

14. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 14 in F minor, Op- 25, No- 2 – Juana Zayas

15. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 15 in F major, Op- 25, No- 3 – Juana Zayas

16. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 16 in A minor, Op- 25, No- 4 – Juana Zayas

17. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 17 in E minor, Op- 25, No- 5 – Juana Zayas

18. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 18 in G sharp minor, Op- 25, No- 6 – Juana Zayas

19. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 19 in C sharp minor, Op- 25, No- 7 – Juana Zayas

20. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 20 in D flat major, Op- 25, No- 8 – Juana Zayas

21. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 21 in G flat major, Op- 25, No- 9, Butterfly’s Wings – Juana Zayas

22. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 22 in B minor, Op- 25, No- 10 – Juana Zayas

23. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 23 in A minor, Op- 25, No- 11, Winter Wind – Juana Zayas

24. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 24 in C minor, Op- 25, No- 12 – Juana Zayas

25. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 1 in F minor – Juana Zayas

26. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 2 in A flat major – Juana Zayas

27. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 3 in D flat major – Juana Zayas

Disc 2 Sound Clips (MP3):

 

1. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 1 in C major, Op- 10, No- 1 – Juana Zayas

2. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 2 in A minor, Op- 10, No- 2 – Juana Zayas

3. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 3 in E major, Op- 10, No- 3 – Juana Zayas

4. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 4 in C sharp minor, Op- 10, No- 4 – Juana Zayas

5. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 5 in G flat major, Op- 10, No- 5, Black Keys – Juana Zayas

6. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 6 in E flat minor, Op- 10, No- 6 – Juana Zayas

7. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 7 in C major, Op- 10, No- 7 – Juana Zayas

8. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 8 in F major, Op- 10, No- 8 – Juana Zayas

9. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 9 in F minor, Op- 10, No- 9 – Juana Zayas

10. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 10 in A flat major, Op- 10, No- 10 – Juana Zayas

11. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 11 in E flat major, Op- 10, No- 11 – Juana Zayas

12. 12 Etudes, Op- 10 Etude No- 12 in C minor, Op- 10, No- 12, Revolutionary – Juana Zayas

13. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 13 in A flat major, Op- 25, No- 1, Harp Study – Juana Zayas

14. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 14 in F minor, Op- 25, No- 2 – Juana Zayas

15. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 15 in F major, Op- 25, No- 3 – Juana Zayas

16. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 16 in A minor, Op- 25, No- 4 – Juana Zayas

17. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 17 in E minor, Op- 25, No- 5 – Juana Zayas

18. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 18 in G sharp minor, Op- 25, No- 6 – Juana Zayas

19. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 19 in C sharp minor, Op- 25, No- 7 – Juana Zayas

20. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 20 in D flat major, Op- 25, No- 8 – Juana Zayas

21. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 21 in G flat major, Op- 25, No- 9, Butterfly’s Wings – Juana Zayas

22. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 22 in B minor, Op- 25, No- 10 – Juana Zayas

23. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 23 in A minor, Op- 25, No- 11, Winter Wind – Juana Zayas

24. 12 Etudes, Op- 25 Etude No- 24 in C minor, Op- 25, No- 12 – Juana Zayas

25. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 1 in F minor – Juana Zayas

26. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 2 in A flat major – Juana Zayas

27. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op- posth- Etude No- 3 in D flat major – Juana Zayas