Vingt-quatre Preludes op. 28 / Prelude op. 45 for Piano
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Composed by Frederic Chopin. Edited by Christoph Flamm. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Performance score. Opus 28, 45. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09610. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09610).ISBN 9790006530731. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Preface: Christoph Flamm.
Hardly any cycle of piano pieces can match the magnetic attraction of Chopin’s “24 Prludes”, published in 1839. Schumann called them “sketches, beginnings of tudes, [...] ruins, stray eagle's pinions, all disorder and wild confusion”.
Christoph Flamm has critically reevaluated the sources, bringing to light new readings of this well-known musical text. Hardy Rittner, a hammerklavier specialist and two-time winner of the ECHO Classic prize, who has recorded Brahms’ piano music and all of Chopin’s “Études” on period pianofortes, has supplemented Chopin’s fingering from a historically informed perspective. He also provides valuable notes on performance practice, especially with regard to pedalling, rubato, latent polyphony, legato and Chopin’s perception of sound.
An aesthetically presented engraving and practical page-turns make this current edition indispensable for today’s scholars and performers.
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MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding