Ballades - New Urtext Edition

New Peters Critical Edition edited by Jim Samson

Ballades Op. 23, Op. 38, Op. 47, Op. 52

Part of the Complete Chopin Series

Key Features of the Edition:

• An introductory essay in English, German and French examining the historical background, compositional features and performance practice issues

• The identification of, and adherence to, a single principal source

• A detailed and comprehensive critical commentary

• Chopin's authentic fingerings only

• Emphasis placed on retaining expressive features of the original notation

• Appendices containing earlier versions of the Preludes in G major and Ab major

• Notes on the editorial principles and methodology guiding the whole project