Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. (13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a Lithuanian-born American virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher. He was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time, known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion within pianistic technique – principles later propagated by his pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus.
He was heralded among musical giants as the "Buddha of the Piano". Ferruccio Busoni claimed that he and Godowsky were "the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt."
As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his Java Suite, Triakontameron, Passacaglia and Walzermasken, alongside his transcriptions of works by other composers; the best-known of these works are the 53 Studies on Chopin's Études (1894–1914).
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 2 in D-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 1, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 3 in A Minor (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 2, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 8 in C Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5, on the white keys) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 9 in A Minor "Tarantella" (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 10 in A Major "Capriccio" (4th Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5, on black and white keys) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 11 in G-Flat Major (5th Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5, inversion, for the left hand) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 12 in G-Flat Major (6th Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5, inversion, for the right hand) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 12a in G-Flat Major (7th Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 15 in G-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 7) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 15a in E-Flat Major (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 7, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 16a in G-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 8, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 18 in F Minor (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 9, imitation of Op. 25 No. 2) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 18a in F-Sharp Minor (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 9, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 19 in D Major (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 10 No. 10) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 23 in A-Flat Major (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 1, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 24 in A-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 1) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 26 in F Minor (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 2) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 28 in F Minor (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 2, Version A) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 28 in F Minor (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 2, Version B, in Octaves) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 28a in F-Sharp Minor (4th Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 2, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 30 in F Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 3, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 31 in A Minor (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 4, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 33 in E Minor (1st Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 5) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 35 in B-Flat Minor (3rd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 5, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 40 in G-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Op. 25 No. 9, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 45a in D-Flat Major (2nd Version after Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 2, for the left hand alone) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 46 in G Major "Menuetto" (After Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 3) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 47 in G-Flat Major "Badinage" (After Chopin's Op. 10 No. 5 and Op. 25 No. 9) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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53 Studies on the Chopin Études: No. 48 in F Major (After Chopin's Op. 10 No. 11 and Op. 25 No. 3) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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3 Concert Studies, Op. 11: No. 3 in E-Flat Major - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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12 Etudes Caractéristiques, Op. 2: No. 6 in F-Sharp Major "Si oiseau j'étais" (Arr. for Piano by L. Godowsky) - Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 15 -
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Java Suite. 1. Gamelan - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 2. Wayang-Purwa - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 3. Hari Besaar - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 4. Chattering Monkeys - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 5. Boro Budur - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 6. The Bromo Volcano - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 7. Three Dances, No. 1, Moderato - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 8. The Gardens of Buitenzorg - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 9. In the Streets of Old Batavia - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 10. In the Kraton - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 11. The Ruined Water Castle at Djokja - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Java Suite. 12. A Court Pageant in Solo - Relaxing Classical Piano Music, Vol. 30 -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: I. No. 1 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: II. No. 1 - Second Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: III. No. 2 - First Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: IV. No. 2 "Ignis Fatuus" - Second Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: V. No. 3 - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: VI. No. 4 - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: VII. No. 5 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: VIII. No. 5 "on the White Keys" - Second Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: IX. No. 5 "Tarantella" - Third Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: X. No. 5 "Capriccio" - Fourth Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XI. No. 5 "Inversion for the Left Hand" - Fifth Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XII. No. 5 "Inversion for the Right Hand" - Sixth Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XIII. No. 5 - Seventh Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XIV. No. 6 - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XV. No. 7 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XVI. No. 7 - Second Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XVII. No. 7 - Third Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XVIII. No. 8 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XIX. No. 8 - Second Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XX. No. 9 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXI. No. 9 - Imitation of the Study, Op. 25 No. 2 - Second Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXII. No. 9 - Third Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXIII. No. 10 - First Version - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXIV. No. 10 - Second Version - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXV. No. 11 - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXVI. No. 12 - For the Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Studies after Chopin, Op. 10: XXVII. No. 5 - Badinage - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 44 in F Minor on trois nouvelle études No. 1, B. 130 (Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 45 in E Major on trois nouvelle études No. 2, B. 130 (1st Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 45a in D-Flat Major on trois nouvelle études No. 2, B. 130 (2nd Version - Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 46 in G Major on trois nouvelle études No. 3, B. 130. Menuetto - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 48 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 11 - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 23 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 (1st Version - For the Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 24 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 (2nd Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 25 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 (3rd Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 26 in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (1st Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 27 F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (2nd Version. Waltz) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 28A in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (3rd Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 28B in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (3rd Version. Octaves) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 28a in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (4th Version - Left Hand Alone - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 29 in F Major, Op. 25 No. 3 (1st Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 30 in F Major, Op. 25 No. 3 (2nd Version - Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 31 A Minor, Op. 25 No. 4 (1st Version - Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 32 in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 4 (2nd Version. Polonaise) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 32 in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 4 (2nd Version. Trio) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 33 in E Minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (1st Version) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 34 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (2nd Version. Mazurka) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 35 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (3rd Version - Left Hand Alone) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 36 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 6 (Thirds) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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Study No. 38 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 8 (Sixths) - Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions -
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