Complete Preludes and Etudes

By Frédéric Chopin

Chopin’s piano works are of such uniformly high quality that they are all absolutely essential in the repertoire of any aspiring pianist. The Preludes and Etudes are exquisitely beautiful examples of his genius. Numbering 52 pieces in all, they are reproduced here from the authoritative Mikuli edition and are available for the first time in a low-priced, one-volume publication. The opus listings are: 25 Preludes — Op. 28, Nos. 1–24; Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45. 27 Etudes — Op. 10, Nos. 1–12; Op. 25, Nos. 1–12; and Trois Nouvelles Etudes Unabridged (1998) republication of works from an authoritative early edition. New unified table of contents.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Release date: Dec 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9780486311722

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Complete Preludes and Etudes

Frédéric Chopin

Copyright © 1989 by Dover Publications, Inc.

All rights reserved.

This Dover edition, first published in 1989, is a republication of Claude Debussy, Sobranie sočineniĭ fortepiano (Complete Works for Piano), Vol. 3, edited by K.S. Sorokin and originally published by Izdatel’stvo Muzyka (State Music Publishing House), Moscow, in 1964. A brief commentary has been omitted. An English glossary of French terms replaces the Russian glossary, and an English table of contents has been substituted for the Russian. Several footnotes have been added.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.

[Preludes, piano, book 1]

Complete preludes, books 1 and 2.

For piano.

Reprint. Originally published: Moskva: Izd-vo muzyka, 1964.

t. 3)

1. Piano music. I. Sorokin, Konstantin Stepanovich.

II. Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano,

book 2. 1989. III. Title.

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9780486311722

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

FOREWORD - Chopin, Pianist and Teacher

Twenty-four Preludes Op. 28 (1836-9)

Twelve Etudes Op. 10 (1829-32)

Twelve Etudes Op. 25 (1832-6)

As Chopin’s student and, later, his teaching assistant, Karol (Carl) Mikuli (1819-1897)-Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher—was in a privileged and advantageous position to take into account all that the master brought to his playing and teaching. His in-person account of Chopin’s approach to performance—reflected in Mikuli’s distinguished editorial contributions to this volume—is invaluable to all who would understand the principles that underlie this body of