An authoritative urtext edition of Frédéric Chopin’s 24 great Préludes, Op. 28, as well as the Préludes, Op. 45. 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
- Appendices containing earlier versions of the Préudes in G Major and Ab Major
- Notes on the editorial principles and methodology guiding the whole project