It was written in Stuttgart in April 1831 when the composer learned of the fall of Warsaw to the Russians.
It was written in Stuttgart in April 1831 when the composer learned of the fall of Warsaw to the Russians. Tackled by every virtuoso from Clementi to Kalkbrenner, the composer wrote this piece under the influence of Paganini's twenty-fourth Caprice. A demanding essay in right-hand octaves set against rapid left-hand figuration, the piece is written in the key of C minor. FTP, identify this twelfth and last piece in Chopin's first collection of etudes, Op. 10, that urged the citizens of Warsaw to rebel against the Russians.
It was written in Stuttgart in April 1831 when the composer learned of the fall of Warsaw to the Russians.
{Revolution}ary Etude (prompt on {Op. 10} in {C minor})