Chopin: 24 Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25

Irena Portenko, piano

$15.99

Celebrating the bicentennial of Frédéric Chopin’s birth, the Blue Griffin label releases a CD of the composer’s 24 Etudes Op. 10 and Op. 25, featuring the acclaimed Ukrainian-born pianist Irena Portenko.  For Portenko, who debuted as soloist with the Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra at age eight, the recording is a logical segue to her highly-successful performance of the same program at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, where the pianist received a standing ovation, followed by critical acclaim, prompting Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times to praise the performance as “admirably honest and clear-textured, ” and state that “Portenko pulled of a feat that puts her in a select company.” 

12 Etudes Op. 10
01. No. 1 in C major        2:01
02. No. 2  in A minor        1:31
03. No. 3 in E major        5:06
04. No. 4 in C sharp minor        2:10
05. No. 5 in G flat major        1:52
06. No. 6 in E flat minor        4:26
07. No. 7 in C major        1:32
08. No. 8 in F major        2:29
09. No. 9 in F minor        2:15
10. No. 10 in A flat major        2:14
11. No. 11 in E flat major        2:28
12.No. 12 in C minor        2:49

12 Etudes Op. 25
13. No. 1 in A flat major        2:32
14. No. 2 in F minor        1:38
15. No. 3 in F major        1:53
16. No. 4 in A minor        1:41
17. No. 5 in E minor        3:20
18. No. 6 in G sharp minor        2:14
19. No. 7 in C sharp minor        5:26
20. No. 8 in D flat major        1:08
21. No. 9 in G flat major        1:00
22. No. 10 in B minor        4:29
23. No. 11 in A minor        3:54
24. No. 12 in C minor        2:45