Hamelin plays Chopin/Godowsky - Etude op. 25 No. 12 'Ocean' for the left hand alone

[palpitamento]

One of my favorite transcription by Godowsky

Why is this etude called 'Ocean'? I hear dramatical desperation and after hope.

[madlovba03]

@palpitamento I think the movement of the hands in the original etude, the scales going up and down can remind one the crushing, desperate waves of the ocean. This study gives me such a feeling, at least :))

[ThePochaccos]

@palpitamento It was called the "Ocean Etude" because of the score looking like waves from the ocean. But here's one interpretation of the title suggested by A. Freidheim in the Schirmer's edition of the etudes: "one must imagine to picture himself a successful landing in a great seaport of some country where the Greek-Catholic creed prevails; time, the morning of Christmas or Easter, when the biggest bells are set swinging with a peal that resounds for miles."

[wonderfalls2]

Stunning. Is there a video of MAH performing this?

[madlovba03]

@wonderfalls2 If only there was...

[StockhausenIsMyCat]

A wonderful etude in a majestic performance. I think this would make a great couple with the 2nd Godowsky Etude, in D flat, based on Chopin Op 10/1. I think despite it looks "humbler "than many of his 52 brothers :-) is a quite inventive one. And MAH performance is of course wonderfully fluid!

[yuehchopin]

schöne Sendung danke!