This means the page ends up looking somewhat empty because of the extra space required to indicate different pedalling. I don't agree with the editing here because it tries to be too complete by indicating multiple alternative pedaling indications from the differing original editions when there were alternatives. Peters is currently publishing a new critical "urtext" edition and has already published the Preludes and Ballades (both of which I own). My suggestion on an alternative edition: NOT Henle Urtext (idiotic editing in some pieces will make you use your brain in ways you wouldn't think you would think).Īctually, I can't recommend any edition of Chopin's works. It seems the editors had a brain fart.Īlso, Dover does not reprint the Paderewski edition and Paderewski is not the publisher of the original scores.īut on the sunny side, I agree, the cover is attractive. The editing is also poor and there are certain mistakes that sound terrible when played and I can't understand why they give preferences to certain original editions that are clearly wrong compared to the autograph and no corrected copy was ever written by Chopin. However, these editions are also out of date: they claim to be a complete works edition but do not contain the complete works (waltzes and nocturnes, for example). I can't imagine you are not able to find them.
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