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Chopin

Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4

Taught by renowned instructor

Marina Lomazov

One of those most thrilling pieces in the entire piano repertoire, Chopin’s Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 is a fast and furious obstacle course. One of Chopin's rare ambidextrous etudes, it offers the ideal training grounds for developing evenness and precision in rapid passagework in both hands. Marina Lomazov breaks down the piece's twists and turns, zeroing in on the most notorious spots that often deter otherwise capable students from attempting the work. Her creative practice strategies will help you to build agility and control, and ultimately shift gears from an ebbing and flowing moderato practice tempo to a torrential Presto.

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    Duration: 
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Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4

One of those most thrilling pieces in the entire piano repertoire, Chopin’s Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 is a fast and furious obstacle course. One of Chopin's rare ambidextrous etudes, it offers the ideal training grounds for developing evenness and precision in rapid passagework in both hands. Marina Lomazov breaks down the piece's twists and turns, zeroing in on the most notorious spots that often deter otherwise capable students from attempting the work. Her creative practice strategies will help you to build agility and control, and ultimately shift gears from an ebbing and flowing moderato practice tempo to a torrential Presto.

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Marina Lomazov

Praised by critics as “a diva of the piano,” acclaimed Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov is a professor at the Eastman School of Music and has performed extensively on four continents.

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