December and Chopin
The Hudson, December 2021
In our late year with the days rushing by and their dark afternoons, would that we could gather in a candlelit salon of an evening and hear Chopin play his beautiful piece. But do I mean that? Here is an exquisite performance by Vladimir Horowitz. Listening to this, letting this in…that is a warmth and light for this season of long nights.
The Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédérik Chopin (1810-1849) gave us twenty-seven études for the piano. An étude - a study - refers in music to a composition that focuses on specific technical skills for a perfomer to master.