The natural gifts of any musician need to be formed around a solid technique. The very few who are extremely gifted in composition also nee...

Chopin published his second set of 12 etudes for the piano in 1837, four years after his Etudes Opus 10 . The second set continues in giving...

An etude is a composition written for keyboard  that explores a specific aspect of technique, such as double notes, arpeggios, etc. The orig...

The  opus 28 preludes by Chopin were first published in 1839, a date that coincides with the winter of  1838-1839 in which he spent in Major...