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Frédéric...(more) Chopin’s Trois Nouvelles Études (Three New Études) were composed
in 1839 at the request of François Fétis and Ignaz Moshceles for inclusion in a new and
elaborate piano teaching method. While these new studies are less dramatic and
brilliant than Chopin’s two previous sets of Études, op. 10 and 25, they are no less
concerned with expressive musical qualities and they are of equal artistic merit to any of
Chopin’s earlier Études.
The monograph’s five chapters deal with specific aspects of these works.
Chapter One traces the historical background of the Three Nouvelles Études. Chapter
Two is devoted to a discussion of Chopin’s general compositional style and its reflection
in the Three Nouvelles Études. The focus of Chapter Three is on Chopin’s general
pianistic and pedagogical approach, followed by a harmonic analysis of each Étude in
Chapter Four. The final chapter applies information from the preceding chapters to
teaching strategies, from the initial presentation of the work through practice
suggestions and performance interpretation.
Chopin’s last three Études are sensitive, poetic expressions that are often
overlooked by contemporary performers and pedagogues. These works address
critically needed skills for developing pianists and can add great beauty and interest to
recital programs.