Étude Op. 25, No. 2, in F minor, is an étude composed by Frédéric Chopin. It was marked 'Presto'. It was preceded by a relative major key. It is based on a polyrhythm, with pairs of eighth-note (quaver) triplets in the right hand against quarter-note (crotchet) triplets in the left.
Johannes Brahms wrote a revision of this étude, where the right hand part is played entirely in sixths and thirds. Virtuoso pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky later transcribed the étude for the left hand alone (transposed to F-sharp minor).
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Op. 25, No. 2 played by Emil von Sauer Op. 25, No. 2 played by Wilhelm Backhaus Op. 25, No. 2 played by Alfred Cortot Op. 25, No. 2 played by Claudio Arrau Op. 25, No. 2 played by Shura Cherkassky Op. 25, No. 2 played by Samson François Op. 25, No. 2 played by Vladimir Ashkenazy Op. 25, No. 2 played by Maurizio Pollini