"We think it uncalled for to point out that the light and vivacious character which prevails at the beginning and at the end of this composition should in no way be affected by the above-mentioned modifications of touch. The latter are but very delicate tints of coluring; they should not influence the general mood of these pages which Chopin indicated as "Scherzando". In complete opposition, the middle passage in E major with its penetrating and colourful atmosphere of sound and its poetical and expressive ardour being - as it were - expressed with greater freedom in marked contrast with the alert and precise figure that precedes and follows it."
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Alfred Cortot, Frédéric Chopin. 12 Études, op.25. Édition de travail des oeuvres de Chopin (Editions Salabert).
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