3 Études, No. 2 (Chopin)

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The second of Chopin's "Trois Nouvelles Études" composed in 1839 as a contribution to Méthode des méthodes de piano, a piano instruction book by Ignaz Moscheles and François-Joseph Fétis, this piece in A-flat major develops students' facility with 2-on-3 polyrhythms while showing none of the technical flash of most of the composer's Études Opp. 10 and 25. Its melody sits atop a series of chords in the right hand with a simple bass in the left hand. It was also the last piece Franz Liszt was heard playing before he died.

[edit] External links

• The Ultimate Chopin Etudes Discography from Eternal Chopin Etudes Space
• Study Guide, Recordings and Sheet Music from Chopin Music
• Trois Nouvelles Études was available at the International Music Score Library Project.

v • d • e Études by Frédéric Chopin Opus 10 No. 1 (Waterfall) · No. 2 (Chromatic) · No. 3 (Tristesse) · No. 4 (Torrent) · No. 5 (Black Key) · No. 6 · No. 7 (Toccata) · No. 8 (Sunshine) · No. 9 · No. 10 · No. 11 (Arpeggio) · No. 12 (Revolutionary) Opus 25 No. 1 (Aeolian Harp) · No. 2 (The Bees) · No. 3 (The Horseman) · No. 4 · No. 5 (Wrong Note) · No. 6 (Thirds) · No. 7 (Cello) · No. 8 (Sixths) · No. 9 (Butterfly) · No. 10 (Octaves) · No. 11 (Winter Wind) · No. 12 (Ocean) Trois Nouvelles Études No. 1 · No. 2 · No. 3 About the Chopin Études · List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin