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With the publication of Chopin's Ã?tudes Op. 10, another landmark volume joins the acclaimed series The Complete Chopin - A New Critical Edition. Chopin's Ã?tudes occupy a central place in the piano repertoire, revered by generations of pianists not only for their technical demands but also for their exceptional musicality, which transcends the concept of mere 'studies.' In this Urtext edition of Ã?tudes Op. 10 (the earlier of Chopin's two main sets of studies, ending with the famous 'Revolutionary' etude), pianist and scholar Roy Howat addresses the many errors in the very poorly engraved first French edition of 1833 - an edition that nevertheless included many important revisions made at proof stage. Basing each Ã?tude on either the first French edition or the autograph manuscript from which it was engraved, Howat has produced an Urtext edition that corrects many longstanding errors, sometimes for the first time, as well as showing authentic variant readings by Chopin, someof them never before published. Sources are clearly distinguished, avoiding a 'conflated' text while presenting a clear and reliable performing edition, ideal for all who aspire to play these cornerstones of piano repertoire in an informed way.
The Complete Chopin - A New Critical Edition series is recognised as the definitive scholarly edition of Chopin's music. Under the direction of editor-in-chief John Rink, a team of some of the world's 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.
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