The Complete Chopin: Rondos. New Critical Edition

THE COMPLETE CHOPIN - RONDOS. A NEW CRITICAL EDITION.

With the publication of Chopins Rondos, another volume is added to the series The Complete Chopin A New Critical Edition. Chopins Rondos represent an essential part of the composers uvre, with the Rondo in C minor Op. 1 marking the beginning of his career as a published composer. This edition includes not only his first published work but also the Rondos Op. 5, Op. 16, and Op. posth. 73 for solo piano. This Urtext edition, edited by David Rowland, is based on Chopins autograph manuscripts as well as first editions published in Poland, France, Germany, and England. It also includes illustrations from the first edition of Op. 1 as well as fingering by Polish pianist Karol Mikuli, a student of Chopin. With a total playing time of approximately 37 minutes, this volume is aimed at advanced pianists.

The Complete Chopin A New Critical Edition series is recognised as the definitive scholarly edition of Chopins music. Under the direction of editor-in-chief John Rink, a team of some of the worlds most respected Chopin specialists contribute their unrivalled collective knowledge to imbue the project with unique authority, drawing upon the latest international scholarship. The Complete Chopin prioritises the needs of the practical pianist and provides a text of each work based on a single principal source together with important variants from other authoritative sources, along with thorough critical commentaries and prefatory essays in English, French and German.

SBN:M577011073
Publisher: Edition Peters
Arrangement format: Piano Solo
Accompaniment: Unaccompanied
Score/Parts: Score
Instruments: Piano
Genre: Romantic Period
Difficulty: Advanced
Grades: Grade 8
Pages: 104
Language: English, French, German

Contents

1. Rondo in C minor, Op.1
2. Rondeau à la Mazur in F major, Op.5
3. Rondo in E-flat major, Op.16
4. Rondo in C major, Op.73