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All things Piano with Marc-André Hamelin

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Godofsky's Argument for Transcribing Chopin Etudes

Godofsky was a real polyphenist. His piano writing was very euphonious and totally respecting laws, proper laws of harmony and counterpoint. And he chose the Chopin etudes because they were a very solid, aesthetic base on which to do so. He received such abuse for many, many, many years over these arrangements.

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