The
Etude in C minor Op 67 No 2 is a bravura study in repeated notes, a favourite device of Moszkowski. An expansive theme provides contrast in the middle section; it first appears in the tenor register, but then takes over and builds up to an impressive fortissimo climax. (Both the
Barcarolle and the
Etude were published, each with a contrasting companion piece; the
Tarantelle Op 27 No 2 and
Poème de Mai Op 67 No 1 respectively.)
from notes by Martin Eastick © 1998
