Biography
Widely regarded as the most technically sophisticated composer-arranger for the piano who ever lived, Godowsky's 53 Studies on the Chopin Etudes rework Chopin's already demanding originals into transcriptions of almost incomprehensible complexity, many written for the left hand alone. His Java Suite and Triakontameron contain original works of remarkable beauty alongside the technical extremism. Busoni called his left-hand studies the most extraordinary thing ever written for the piano.
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Works (118)
12 Impressions
- Larghetto lamentoso in B minor No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
- Profile (Chopin) in B minor No. 2 Key B minor Difficulty
- Légende in E minor No. 3 Key E minor Difficulty
- Tyrolean in C major No. 4 Key C major Difficulty
- Poème in C major No. 5 Key C major Difficulty
- Perpetuum mobile in G major No. 6 Key G major Difficulty
- Élégie in B minor No. 7 Key B minor Difficulty
- Valse in D major No. 8 Key D major Difficulty
- Valse macabre in B minor No. 9 Key B minor Difficulty
- Orientale in E minor No. 10 Key E minor Difficulty
- Saga in A minor No. 11 Key A minor Difficulty
- Viennese in F major No. 12 Key F major Difficulty
3 Concert Studies, Op. 11
- Concert Study in C major, Op. 11 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Concert Study in E♭ major, Op. 11 No. 3 No. 3 Key E♭ major Difficulty
3 Pieces, Op. 12
- Sarabande in C♯ minor, Op. 12 No. 1 No. 1 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Menuet in A♭ major, Op. 12 No. 2 No. 2 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Courante in E minor, Op. 12 No. 3 No. 3 Key E minor Difficulty
3 Pieces, Op. 15
- Mélodie méditative in E♭ major, Op. 15 No. 1 No. 1 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Capriccio in C minor, Op. 15 No. 3 No. 3 Key C minor Difficulty
4 Pieces, Op. 14
- Ein Dämmerungsbild in E♭ major, Op. 14 No. 1 No. 1 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Mazurka mélancolique, Op. 14 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Valse-idylle in E major, Op. 14 No. 3 No. 3 Key E major Difficulty
- Scherzino in C♯ minor, Op. 14 No. 4 No. 4 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
4 Pieces, Op. 16
- Arabesque in F major, Op. 16 No. 2 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
- Barcarolle-valse in F–A major, Op. 16 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
4 Poems
- Devotion No. 1 Difficulty
- Avowal No. 2 Difficulty
- Adoration No. 3 Difficulty
- Yearning No. 4 Difficulty
French Suite No. 1
- O My Tender Musette No. 1 Difficulty
- Phyllis, More Greedy Than Kind No. 2 Difficulty
- Little Maiden No. 3 Difficulty
German Suite No. 1
- A Joyful Message No. 1 Difficulty
- The Fir-Tree No. 2 Difficulty
- The Ring No. 3 Difficulty
- To the Moon No. 4 Difficulty
- The Lowlander's Longing No. 5 Difficulty
- Three Horsemen No. 6 Difficulty
Hungarian Suite No. 1
- The Departure of the Students No. 1 Difficulty
- Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen No. 2 Difficulty
- The Sad Village No. 3 Difficulty
- The Foolish Youth No. 4 Difficulty
Java Suite
- Gamelan No. 1 Difficulty
- Wayang-Puppet Shadowplay No. 2 Difficulty
- The Gardens of Buitenzorg No. 3 Difficulty
- Boro Budur in Moonlight No. 4 Difficulty
- The Ruined Water Castle at Djokja No. 5 Difficulty
- In the Streets and Bazaars of Old Batavia No. 6 Difficulty
- Three Dances, No. 1: Cancan Batavian No. 7 Difficulty
- Three Dances, No. 2: Chattering Monkeys at the Sacred Lake of Wendit No. 8 Difficulty
- Three Dances, No. 3: Bali No. 9 Difficulty
- The Bromo Volcano and the Sand Desert at Midnight No. 10 Difficulty
- A Court Pageant at the Kraton of the Sultan of Djokja No. 11 Difficulty
- Epilogue No. 12 Difficulty
Studies after Frédéric Chopin
- Study No. 1 in C major after Op. 10 No. 1 (right hand alone) No. 1 — Op. 10 No. 1 (right hand alone) Key C major Difficulty
- Study No. 2 in D♭ major after Op. 10 No. 1 (left hand alone) No. 2 — Op. 10 No. 1 (left hand alone) Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 3 in A minor after Op. 10 No. 2 (left hand alone) No. 3 — Op. 10 No. 2 (left hand alone) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 4 in A minor after Op. 10 No. 2 (both hands) No. 4 — Op. 10 No. 2 (both hands) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 5 in D♭ major after Op. 10 No. 3 (left hand alone) No. 5 — Op. 10 No. 3 (left hand alone) Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 6 in C♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 4 (left hand alone) No. 6 — Op. 10 No. 4 (left hand alone) Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 7 in C♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 4 (both hands) No. 7 — Op. 10 No. 4 (both hands) Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 8 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 (right hand alone) No. 8 — Op. 10 No. 5 (right hand alone) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 9 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) No. 9 — Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 10 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) No. 10 — Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 11 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) No. 11 — Op. 10 No. 5 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 12a in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 (left hand alone) No. 12a — Op. 10 No. 5 (left hand alone) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 12b in G minor after Op. 10 No. 5 (left hand alone) No. 12b — Op. 10 No. 5 (left hand alone) Key G minor Difficulty
- Study No. 13 in E♭ minor after Op. 10 No. 6 (left hand alone) No. 13 — Op. 10 No. 6 (left hand alone) Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 14 in E♭ minor after Op. 10 No. 6 (both hands) No. 14 — Op. 10 No. 6 (both hands) Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 15a in E♭ major after Op. 10 No. 7 (left hand alone) No. 15a — Op. 10 No. 7 (left hand alone) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 15b in E♭ major after Op. 10 No. 7 (both hands) No. 15b — Op. 10 No. 7 (both hands) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 16a in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 8 (left hand alone) No. 16a — Op. 10 No. 8 (left hand alone) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 16b in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 8 (both hands) No. 16b — Op. 10 No. 8 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 17 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 8 (both hands) No. 17 — Op. 10 No. 8 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 18a in F♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 9 (left hand alone) No. 18a — Op. 10 No. 9 (left hand alone) Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 18b in F♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 9 (both hands) No. 18b — Op. 10 No. 9 (both hands) Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 19 in F♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 9 (both hands) No. 19 — Op. 10 No. 9 (both hands) Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 20 in A♭ major after Op. 10 No. 10 (left hand alone) No. 20 — Op. 10 No. 10 (left hand alone) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 21 in A major after Op. 10 No. 11 (left hand alone) No. 21 — Op. 10 No. 11 (left hand alone) Key A major Difficulty
- Study No. 22 in C♯ minor after Op. 10 No. 12 (left hand alone) No. 22 — Op. 10 No. 12 (left hand alone) Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 23 in A♭ major after Op. 25 No. 1 (left hand alone) No. 23 — Op. 25 No. 1 (left hand alone) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 24 in A♭ major after Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) No. 24 — Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 25 in A♭ major after Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) No. 25 — Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 26 in A♭ major after Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) No. 26 — Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 27 in A♭ major after Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) No. 27 — Op. 25 No. 1 (both hands) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 28 in F♯ minor after Op. 25 No. 2 (left hand alone) No. 28 — Op. 25 No. 2 (left hand alone) Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 29 in F♯ minor after Op. 25 No. 2 (both hands) No. 29 — Op. 25 No. 2 (both hands) Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 30 in F major after Op. 25 No. 3 (left hand alone) No. 30 — Op. 25 No. 3 (left hand alone) Key F major Difficulty
- Study No. 31 in A minor after Op. 25 No. 4 (left hand alone) No. 31 — Op. 25 No. 4 (left hand alone) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 32 in A minor after Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) No. 32 — Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 33 in A minor after Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) No. 33 — Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 34 in A minor after Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) No. 34 — Op. 25 No. 4 (both hands) Key A minor Difficulty
- Study No. 35 in B♭ minor after Op. 25 No. 5 (left hand alone) No. 35 — Op. 25 No. 5 (left hand alone) Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 36 in B♭ minor after Op. 25 No. 5 (both hands) No. 36 — Op. 25 No. 5 (both hands) Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 37 in B♭ minor after Op. 25 No. 5 (both hands) No. 37 — Op. 25 No. 5 (both hands) Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 38 in G♯ minor after Op. 25 No. 6 (both hands) No. 38 — Op. 25 No. 6 (both hands) Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 39 in G♯ minor after Op. 25 No. 6 (both hands) No. 39 — Op. 25 No. 6 (both hands) Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 40 in G♭ major after Op. 25 No. 9 (left hand alone) No. 40 — Op. 25 No. 9 (left hand alone) Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 41 in B minor after Op. 25 No. 10 (left hand alone) No. 41 — Op. 25 No. 10 (left hand alone) Key B minor Difficulty
- Study No. 42 in B minor after Op. 25 No. 10 (both hands) No. 42 — Op. 25 No. 10 (both hands) Key B minor Difficulty
- Study No. 43 in C♯ minor after Op. 25 No. 12 (left hand alone) No. 43 — Op. 25 No. 12 (left hand alone) Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Study No. 44 in F minor after Trois nouvelles études No. 1 (left hand alone) No. 44 — Trois nouvelles études No. 1 (left hand alone) Key F minor Difficulty
- Study No. 45a in D♭ major after Trois nouvelles études No. 2 (left hand alone) No. 45a — Trois nouvelles études No. 2 (left hand alone) Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 45b in D♭ major after Trois nouvelles études No. 2 (both hands) No. 45b — Trois nouvelles études No. 2 (both hands) Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 46 in A♭ major after Trois nouvelles études No. 3 (both hands) No. 46 — Trois nouvelles études No. 3 (both hands) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Study No. 47 in G♭ major after Op. 10 No. 5 and Op. 25 No. 9 (both hands) No. 47 — Op. 10 No. 5 and Op. 25 No. 9 (both hands) Key G♭ major Difficulty
Triakontameron
- Alt-Wien No. 11 Difficulty
Waltz
- Grand valse romantique Difficulty
- Waltz Poem No. 1 in G♭ major Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Waltz Poem No. 5 in A♭ major Key A♭ major Difficulty
Toccata
- Toccata in G♭ major, Op. 13 Key G♭ major Difficulty
Character Piece
- Frühlingsnacht Difficulty
Passacaglia
- Passacaglia Difficulty
Capriccio
- Capriccio (Patetico) in C♯ minor Key C♯ minor Difficulty
Intermezzo
- Intermezzo (Malinconico) in E major Key E major Difficulty
Elegy
- Elegy in B minor Key B minor Difficulty
Étude
- Etude macabre in D minor Key D minor Difficulty
Impromptu
- Impromptu in E♭ minor Key E♭ minor Difficulty