Played by Yukio Yokoyama. ClassicsForTheAges brings you another lost performance! This complete set of Chopin's etudes was released in 1996, several years after Yokoyama recorded it. Why Sony sat on it for so many years is a mystery, but if that is any indicator of their opinion, you can expect that these performances will remain out of circulation.
Yukio Yokoyama's career took off after he won third prize at the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Other than this set of Etudes, he has released very few recordings - the most well-known among them, as far as I can tell, is a set of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, also out of circulation.
Etude Op. 10, No.1 in C major is a technical study in reach and arpeggios for the piano. It also focuses on stretching the fingers. It was composed in 1829, and first published in 1833, in France, Germany, and England.
Lovely playing
Thanks for uploading this
johnalt16 10 months ago
brilliant playing....clear and strong!
scriabin007 1 year ago
Mr. Yokoyama is Nobuyuki Tsujii's current piano teacher, at Nobu's university. He's seen in the Van Cliburn Piano Competition Documentary "A Surprise in Texas." It's easy to see where Nobu got his Chopin from, and improved upon his excellent teacher. I tip my hat to Mr. Yokoyama.
mlliu2006 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting!!
I am impressed by his great performance.
Some his recordings are available but it might be only in Japan...
1tamachan22 1 year ago