played by Ronald Smith (piano)
Chopin's second set of studies, Op. 25, was composed during the years 1832-6, soon after he had settled in Paris. It begins with the one in A flat (which Schumann said was ' rather a poem than a study') and includes the Studies in F minor, G sharp minor (in thirds), D flat (in sixths), G flat (' Butterfly's Wings'), B minor (in octaves), A minor (' Winter Wind '), and the great final Study in C minor.