Chopin Butterfly Etude Old School Battle Royal

pianopera has assembled a comparison (in chronological order) of seven historic performances of the Chopin Butterfly Etude Op. 25 #9, as played by Backhaus, Paderewski, Godowsky, Friedman, Cortot, Arrau, and a young Ashkenazy. Listen to how tempos, rubato, piano quality, and stylistic approaches change over 50 years.