Aram Khachaturian wrote this piece in 1947, a time when Soviet composers were walking a tightrope between expression and state-mandated accessibility. Etude No. 5 succeeds because it satisfies both. It is technically accessible enough for a conservatory student, but virtuosic enough to be used as an encore by professionals (most notably, the legendary Evgeny Kissin has kept this piece in his repertoire, dazzling audiences with its controlled ferocity).
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