Wiener Urtext Edition Chopin F. - Nocturnes

Name: Chopin F. - Nocturnes
Brand: Wiener Urtext Edition
SKU: 136815
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ID : 136815

EAN : 9790500570653

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Essential Information About This Score
• Demanding Urtext Edition: musical text established from autographs, manuscript copies, and original editions, to faithfully recover Chopin's writing.
• Reference Editorial Work: edition, fingerings, and performance notes by Jan Ekier, with an approach designed for the pianist and respect for the style.
• Comprehensive Working Tool: preface and performance indications to better understand musical choices (phrasing, articulation, use of the pedal according to context).
• For Romantic Piano Repertoire: an ideal collection to build or refine a Chopin program, both for study and concert.

Chopin F. - Nocturnes

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Summary of This Score "Nocturnes"

This "Nocturnes" score gathers one of the pinnacles of the Romantic piano repertoire: pages where the melodic line must sing with controlled freedom, supported by subtle harmony and elegant rubato. The edition offered by Wiener Urtext Edition stands out through a rigorous musicological approach: the text is established based on autographs, manuscript copies, and original editions, to provide the pianist with reliable and coherent working material.

Jan Ekier's work adds real value to practice: fingerings are designed to support legato, position changes, and balance between the "vocal" right hand and the accompaniment. The performance notes guide the musician in choices of phrasing, ornamentation, and breathing, staying in Chopin's spirit rather than overwhelming with indications. The preface completes the whole and helps place these pieces in their context, which is particularly useful for building a stylistically accurate interpretation.

Whether you are working on these Nocturnes to develop tone, pedal management, and tempo control, or preparing for an audition, this Urtext edition aims at a clear goal: to provide you with a solid text and relevant landmarks, without distorting Chopin's expressive freedom. A safe choice for pianists seeking a quality score, both precise, readable, and designed for interpretation.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	Chopin, Frédéric	Instrumentation	Piano (KL)
Edition	Wiener Urtext Edition (critical edition, fingerings, preface, and performance notes by Jan Ekier)

Questions frequently asked

Is this edition of Chopin's Nocturnes an Urtext edition?

The Wiener Urtext edition is based on autographs, manuscript copies, and original editions to establish the musical text.

Does the score include piano fingerings?

Jan Ekier's fingerings are incorporated into this edition. They are designed to support legato, position shifts, and the balance between melody and accompaniment.

For which instrumentation is this score intended?

This score is intended for piano, indicated under the instrumentation as "Piano (KL)".

Are there performance notes in this Chopin edition?

Performance notes by Jan Ekier discuss phrasing, ornamentation, and musical breathing. A preface also complements the work by providing context to the pieces.

Does this score help with practicing pedal and rubato in Chopin's music?

The edited text and Jan Ekier's markings support work on tone production, pedal technique, and tempo control, related to the rubato characteristic of the Nocturnes.