Frederic Chopin's stay with George Sand on Mallorca in the winter 1838/1839 was ill-fated. Yet Chopin still managed to finish his Préludes there which he had begun to compose in Paris. Today's interpreter not only has to deal with numerous variant readings but also with corrupt performance traditions. The Preludes are the first edition to be completed in our comprehensive Chopin revisions; the editor has taken the latest scholarly findings into account and in the musical text brings to light established variants as well as others which are to be found in the sources. And there is another first here, too: the printed volume contains a shorter critical report - the extensive version with all the details can be downloaded on the Internet.
Chopin: Prelude No 17 early version Chopin: Prelude g sharp minor op. 28,12 Chopin: Prelude f minor op. 28,18 Chopin: Prelude c sharp minor op. 28,10 Chopin: Prelude d minor op. 28,24 Chopin: Prelude B flat major op. 28,21 Chopin: Prelude b flat minor op. 28,16 Chopin: Prelude B major op. 28,11 Chopin: Prelude F sharp major op. 28,13 Chopin: Prelude E flat major op. 28,19 Chopin: Prelude A flat major op. 28,17 Chopin: Prelude g minor op. 28,22 Chopin: Prelude c sharp minor op. 45 Chopin: Prelude C major op. 28,1 Chopin: Prelude a minor op. 28,2 Chopin: Prelude No 3 early version Chopin: Prelude G major op. 28,3 Chopin: Prelude A flat major KK IVb,7 Chopin: Appendix: Chopin: Prelude D major op. 28,5 Chopin: Prelude f sharp minor op. 28,8 Chopin: Prelude E major op. 28,9 Chopin: Prelude A major op. 28,7 Chopin: Prelude e flat minor op. 28,14 Chopin: Prelude c minor op. 28,20 Chopin: Prelude F major op. 28,23 Chopin: Prelude [Raindrop] D flat major op. 28,15 Chopin: Prelude e minor op. 28,4 Chopin: Prelude b minor op. 28,6