Studies on Chopin's Études (Godowsky)
from Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Études (CDA67411/2)
1 C major: 1st version from Étude in C major, Op 10 No 1 [2'11]
2 D flat major: 2nd version from Étude in C major, Op 10 No 1 [2'41]
3 A minor: 1st version from Étude in A minor, Op 10 No 2 [1'45]
4 A minor 'Ignis fatuus': 2nd version from Étude in A minor, Op 10 No 2 [1'58]
5 D flat major: Étude in E major, Op 10 No 3 [4'45]
6 C sharp minor: Étude in C sharp minor, Op 10 No 4 [2'47]
7 G flat major: 1st version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [1'40]
8 C major: 2nd version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [1'49]
9 A minor 'Tarantella': 3rd version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [2'28]
10 A major 'Capriccio': 4th version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [2'09]
11 G flat major: 5th version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [1'57]
12 G flat major: 6th version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [1'49]
13 G flat major. 7th version from Étude in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 [2'19]
14 E flat minor: Étude in E flat minor, Op 10 No 6 [3'43]
15 C major 'Toccata': 1st version from Étude in C major, Op 10 No 7 [1'48]
16 G flat major 'Nocturne': 2nd version from Étude in C major, Op 10 No 7 [2'54]
17 E flat major. 3rd version from Étude in C major, Op 10 No 7 [2'25]
18 F major: 1st version from Étude in F major, Op 10 No 8 [3'13]
19 G flat major. 2nd version from Étude in F major, Op 10 No 8 [3'40]
20 C sharp minor: 1st version from Étude in F minor, Op 10 No 9 [2'40]
21 F minor: 2nd version from Étude in F minor, Op 10 No 9 [2'41]
22 F sharp minor. 3rd version from Étude in F minor, Op 10 No 9 [4'27]
23 D major: 1st version from Étude in A flat major, Op 10 No 10 [3'55]
24 A flat major: 2nd version from Étude in A flat major, Op 10 No 10 [3'14]
25 A major: Étude in E flat major, Op 10 No 11 [3'22]
26 C sharp minor: Étude in C minor, Op 10 No 12 [3'15]
27 A flat major: 1st version from Étude in A flat major, Op 25 No 1 [3'03]
28 A flat major: 2nd version from Étude in A flat major, Op 25 No 1 [3'02]
29 A flat major: 3rd version from Étude in A flat major, Op 25 No 1 [2'45]
30 F minor: 1st version from Étude in F minor, Op 25 No 2 [1'39]
31 F minor 'Waltz': 2nd version from Étude in F minor, Op 25 No 2 [2'12]
32 F minor: 3rd version 'version A' from Étude in F minor, Op 25 No 2 [2'38]
33 F minor: 3rd version 'version B' from Étude in F minor, Op 25 No 2 [3'00]
34 F sharp minor. 4th version from Étude in F minor, Op 25 No 2 [2'40]
35 F major: 1st version from Étude in F major, Op 25 No 3 [2'25]
36 F major: 2nd version from Éude in F major, Op 25 No 3 [2'32]
37 A minor: 1st version from Étude in A minor, Op 25 No 4 [2'22]
38 F minor 'Polonaise': 2nd version from Étude in A minor, Op 25 No 4 [6'03]
39 E minor: 1st version from Étude in E minor, Op 25 No 5 [3'47]
40 C sharp minor 'Mazurka': 2nd version from Étude in E minor, Op 25 No 5 [3'36]
41 B flat minor: 3rd version from Étude in E minor, Op 25 No 5 [4'25]
42 G sharp minor: Étude in G sharp minor, Op 25 No 6 [2'12]
43 D flat major: Étude in D flat major, Op 25 No 8 [1'29]
44 G flat major: 1st version from Étude in G flat major, Op 25 No 9 [1'03]
45 G flat major: 2nd version from Étude in G flat major, Op 25 No 9 [1'32]
46 B minor: Étude in B minor, Op 25 No 10 [4'38]
47 A minor: Étude in A minor, Op 25 No 11 [4'28]
48 C sharp minor: Étude in C minor, Op 25 No 12 [3'21]
49 F minor: Nouvelle étude No 1 in F minor [1'49]
50 E major: 1st version from Nouvelle étude No 2 in A flat major [4'08]
51 D flat major: 2nd version from Nouvelle étude No 2 in A flat major [2'10]
52 G major 'Menuetto': Nouvelle étude No 3 in D flat major [3'14]
53 G flat major 'Badinage': Études in G flat major, Op 10 No 5 and Op 25 No 9 [1'34]
54 F major: Études in E flat major, Op 10 No 11 and F major, Op 25 No 3 [3'08]
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