Frédéric Chopin: Vingt-quatre Préludes op. 28 & Prélude op. 45: Piano:

Hardly any cycle of Piano pieces can match the magnetic attraction of Chopin s 24 Préludes published in 1839. Schumann called them sketches beginnings of études [...] 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 providesvaluable 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.Urtext edition with new readings.Notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng).With historically informed fingering and practical page-turns.Informative Foreword (Ger/Eng) and detailed Critical Commentary (Eng).