Étude Op. 25, No. 2 (Chopin)

Étude Op. 25, No. 2, in F minor, is an étude composed by Frédéric Chopin. It was marked 'Presto'. It was preceded by a relative major key. It is based on a polyrhythm, with pairs of eighth-note (quaver) triplets in the right hand against quarter-note (crotchet) triplets in the left. The étude is sometimes known as "The Bees".

Johannes Brahms wrote a revision of this étude, where the right hand part is played entirely in sixths and thirds. Virtuoso pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky later transcribed the étude for the left hand alone (transposed to F-sharp minor).

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Op. 25, No. 2 played by Emil von Sauer

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Wilhelm Backhaus

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Alfred Cortot

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Claudio Arrau

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Shura Cherkassky

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Samson François

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Vladimir Ashkenazy

Op. 25, No. 2 played by Maurizio Pollini

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1836 compositions

Compositions in F minor