Frédéric Chopin's 24 Preludes. Limited edition including a free facsimile from Chopin's manuscript of the Prelude In D Flat Op. 28/15.

The Mazurka is a traditional dance from Mazoria an old Kingdom of Poland that Chopin was native to. He has made great use of the folk music of this region and they are characterised by subtle changes in the unusual rhythm varied melodic colour and demonstrate his vast range of compositional ability. Ranging from brief and vigorous dances to deep and complex extended works they are each very individual with a unique character. Either slow or fast the dance was generally performed by a large company in the manner of a village or folk dance. This fantastic edition contains 51 of Chopin's fantastic Mazurkas set here for Piano solo.

Né d?une mère polonaise et d?un père français, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) vivra toujours sous l?influence de ses deux cultures musicales. D?une personnalité assez secrète, ce génie romantique laisse des compositions révélant une musique d?une grande noblesse qui dépeint un monde onirique et pourtant très réel. Lui parlant de sa musique, le Marquis de Custine lui disait : ?C?est vous; c?est le meilleur de vous !? Elle est en effet à l?image de son éducation stricte, tout en dessinant l?univers original d?un poète. Bien que fréquentant les salons parisiens, et mis à part sa rencontre passionnée avec George Sand, Chopin a mené une vie discrète, s?effaçant devant la soixantaine de chefs-d?oeuvre qu?il a décidé de publier de son vivant... / Livre /

Inspired by texts by Polish poets contemporary to Chopin, improvised ?with the book of poetry in front of him? at emgirants' meetings, unfinished, some noted only in sketch form, never pblished during the composer's lifetime, though some instantly gained huge popularity in the form of reductions. In Chopin's creative output they hold a marginal position, among Polish songs ? they are outstanding. These works were edited by by I. J. Paderewski, L. Bronarski and J. Turczy?ski.

On peut lire chez Robert Schumann: «C?est Chopin qui a importé en premier le mot ?ballade? en musique». Lui-même et ses contemporains ne connaissaient la «ballade» que dans son acception littéraire. Ce sont des poèmes d?Adam Mickiewicz un compatriote de Chopin qui auraient donné à celui-ci l?idée d?écrire des ballades mais aucun indice concret ne confirme cette hypothèse. Mais le gestus narratif dramatique de la ballade littéraire se retrouve nettement dans ce nouveau genre ainsi également dans la ballade no 3 op. 47 disponible dorénavant en partition séparée après révision du recueil (HN 862).?

Description Twenty-Three favourite Pieces in Piano arrangements. Fun-to-play, pedagogically sound arrangements include the theme from the 'Raindrop' Prelude, 'Minute' Waltz, the charming 'Lullaby', and melodic highlights from the most familiar Preludes, Mazurkas, Waltzes, Impromptus and Etudes. Songlist A Late Nocturne (Op.55 No.1) An Early Nocture (Op.9 No.2) An Elegant Chopin Melody (Prelude Op.28 No.7) Ballade No.1 In G Minor Op.23 Ballade No.2 In F Op.38 Etude (Carcassi, Matteo) Etude Op.10 No.3 Fantasie-impromptu Op.66 'heroic' Polonaise Op.53 Lullaby (Berceuse Op.57) Marche Funebre From Op.35 Mazurka In C Op.33 No.3 Mazurka In F Op.68 No.3 Mazurka In G Minor Op.Post.67 No.2 Military Polonaise (Op.40 No.1) [Chopin, Frederic] Prelude In A Op.28 No.7 Prelude In C Minor Op.28 No.20 Prelude In D Flat 'Raindrop' Op.28 No.15 Scottish Dance Op.72 No.3 Troisieme Mazurka Waltz In A Flat Op.69 No.1 Waltz In A Minor Op.34 No.2 Waltz In D Flat (Minute Waltz) Op.64 No.1

Outre les valses et les polonaises les mazurkas constituent la troisième forme de danse cultivée par Chopin dans ses compositions. Elles sont au nombre de presque 60 et constituent ainsi le plus important de ces trois groupes. Chopin écrivit des mazurkas dès son plus jeune âge et jusqu?aux dernières années de sa vie. Elles sont toutes un hommage à son pays natal la Pologne et témoignent de sa profonde sensibilité à la mentalité de son peuple. Puisant son inspiration dans les différentes manifestations de cette danse en fonction des régions il la sublime en une forme de musique absolue faite d?élégance la plus fine d?harmonie raffinée et de force rythmique.

Frédéric Chopin?s Polonaise-Fantaisie In Ab Major Op.61 was composed and published in 1846 and is dedicated to Mme A. Veyret.The work was initially slow to gain favour with musicians due to itsintricate form and harmonic complexity. One of the first critics to speak positively about it was Arthur Hedley who wrote in 1947 that the work 'works on the hearer's imagination with a power of suggestion equaled only bythe F minor Fantasy or the fourth Ballade'.While Chopin is said to have referred initially to the piece only as a Fantasy the Polonaise-Fantasie takes its metre much of its rhythm and someof its melodic character from the polonaise.This Henle Urtext Edition for solo Piano has been edited by Ewald Zimmermann and includes fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold.

Arrangeur: Wilhelm Ohmen. Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. Drawn from the 21 Nocturnes composed by Chopin, this selection represents the better-known and more accessible pieces. With fingerings, tempo suggestions and articulation tips from the editor, this collection is ideal for teaching and for enjoying at home. / Niveau : 3-5 / Recueil / Piano

Music from the Academy Award and BAFTA winning film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski including ten solo Piano works by Chopin some of which have been arranged by Jerry Lanning. The film was adapted from thememoir of Jewish-Polish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman whose world collapsed at the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and portrays his struggles and encounters throughout the war.A superb selection of Chopin???s most beautifuland haunting pieces for piano as featured in this epic feature film.The pieces presented in this edition are not are not necessarily in full but will provide an enjoyable challenge to the advancing pianist nevertheless.

From ca. 1828 until the last years of his life Frédéric Chopin devoted himself again and again to the nocturne genre emerging at the beginning of the 19th century. As Romantic character pieces evoking in particular evening and night moods they actually count among Chopin's most poetic Piano works. Their popularity is correspondingly large - that is reason enough to compile a selection of the most popular and at the same time technically somewhat easier pieces. The present pieces are ideal for pupils but also for piano-playing music lovers to immerse in the charming sound poems and as already realized by Jan Kleczynski in 1866 toobtain a key 'to reveal the secrets of the other even greater works of the master'.

This edition features fold-out pages which facilitate convenient page-turns. The musical text is based on Chopin's autograph manuscript. Includes a detailed preface (in Eng./Ger.) critical commentary (German only) and the appendix includes the Impromptu Op.89 of Ignaz Moscheles for comparison (both works use similar thematic material which might explain why Chopin chose not to publish this work during his lifetime).

Composé en 1839 le nocturne op. 37 no 2 constitue un exemple caractéristique des mélodies passionnées et perlées en tierces et sixtes qui confèrent aujourd?hui comme hier aux ?uvres de Chopin leur charme tant apprécié. Si aucun manuscrit de cette ?uvre de l?op. 37 n?est parvenu à la postérité une copie à graver de la première édition parue dès 1840 chez Breitkopf & Härtel à Leipzig corrigée de la main de Chopin a été conservée. C?est évidemment cette copie qui a servi de référence pour établir l?édition urtext.

Waltzes-Chopin composed some of the best most well known and virtuosic works in the Piano repertoire which remain as ever refreshing and vital today.Chopin composed seventeen waltzes all of which are included in this Urtextedition offering some of the warmest and most delightful melodies you could ever wish to play. This Urtext edition provides you with an accurate realization of the composer???s original intentions and includes detailed and thorougheditorial markings and suggestions.The appendix includes two more waltzes in E flat the first of which marked Sostenuto in the opinion of some scholars could also be grouped with the mazurkas or nocturnes whilethe second is probably a spurious work. However since the composition cannot be ascribed to any definite composer it has been included in the present volume.