Chopin | Ballades, Opp. 23, 38, 47 & 52 (Piano)

An authoritative urtext edition of the four great Ballades by Frédéric Chopin. This is part of Edition Peters’ The Complete Chopin: A New Critical Edition.

Key Features

• An introductory essay in English, German and French examining the historical background, compositional features, and performance practice issues
• The identification of, and adherence to, a single principal source
• A detailed and comprehensive critical commentary
• Chopin's authentic fingerings only
• Emphasis placed on retaining expressive features of the original notation
• Notes on the editorial principles and methodology guiding the whole project  

Contents:

• Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
• Ballade in F Major, Op. 38
• Ballade in Ab Major, Op. 47
• Ballade in F minor, Op. 52