NOCTURNES: CHOPIN NATIONAL EDITION 5A VOL. 5 (SERIES A: WORKS PUBLISHED DURING CHOPIN'S LIFETIME / (Series A: Works Published During Chopin's Lifetime / Serie A: Utwory Wydane Za Zycia Chopina, 5)

This edition is incredible. Just having the Eb Nocturne’s variations is great. Just pick a nocturne here and check with other editions, and you see so many changes in them- great to have and not ridiculously expensive!

I like this Edition. I own most of the other standard and urtext editions. This one is based on the latest research and compilation of students of Chopin. In other words if you want fingering and pedal markings that would have been penciled into Chopin's students' music, then this is an edition to consider. It uses the fingering that Chopin himself likely would have used. If you've looked at other fingerings from other Editions then this may be somewhat different especially for contemporary pianists; that's just my view personally based upon how I've come to finger some of the passages. The bonus is that this corrects the notation issues from prior editions. The paper quality is good and the binding is sound. Couple this with some of the other Editions for your research into how you want to finger, and pedal, and interpret the Nocturnes. Recommended.

Good quality, arrived on time.

One of the finest editions out there!

Book arrived in good condition. However, it was missing the source and performance commentary leaflet which was the whole reason why I bought this. There is a free pdf containing both commentary for download from the official site with some googling.

This is a great book, and this edition is better than Padereski!

Slightly pricey but this is the definitive edition to own. I have other urtext and non urtext editions but there is no comparison. This book is well researched and commentary on separate booklet in English included. I really like the fingering provided. if you research Chopin, he emphasizes fingering and I find that my phrasing is better with the recommended fingering on this edition. If there are variations to ornaments, the authors explains how they arrived at their choice. Paper quality is very good but probably a notch down from Henle. I have other books in the National Edition series and they all do not stay open like the Henle editions. Even the cheaper Schirmer edition stays open better, thus taking one star off, otherwise it would be perfect.The other edition that comes highly recommended by many Chopin scholars is the older Weiner edtion by Jan Eiker (red cover). You might be able to find used ones at a lower price.

The order is missing the annotations booklet. Which is precisely why this edition is valuable. Also, the packaging for such an edition could be better. There are signs of wear on the edges of the book which really disappoints when you buy a new product. It was simply thrown in a box with the other items I purchased.Doesn't contain the C-sharp minor Nocturne, op. posth.Other than that - if you don't mind missing the booklet, the edition is good. Cheaper than the Hal Leonard store. But I bet the latter comes with the proper booklet.

Reasonably priced and delivered in time for my recital.

Favoloso

Una nueva edición, por Jan Ekier, de las obras completas de Chopin. Muy cuidada, y presentada en mejor papel y encuadernación que la vieja predecesora, la famosísima de Paderewski, también dada a luz por la polaca National Edition. Se trata de una edición urtext en toda regla. Es frecuente encontrar digitaciones del propio Chopin que se han recuperado de ejemplares de época en los que el maestro las anotó para sus alumnos durante las clases.El único punto que no me entusiasma es que los comentarios para la interpretación, así como aquellos en los que se discuten las discrepancias entre las fuentes, vienen dados en una separata en lugar de formar parte del libro principal.Hay que advertir que dentro de la colección hay dos grupos: uno con las obras publicadas en vida del compositor y otro con las póstumas. En este caso, los nocturnos contenidos en este volumen pertenecen al primer grupo, por tanto faltan algunas piezas que se encuentran en otras ediciones. Quien esté interesada, ha de adquirir el otro volumen (serie B). Esto puede parecer un inconveniente, o una arbitrariedad por razones comerciales; sin embargo, la idea tiene un aspecto noble, ya que Chopin pidió a su amigo y asistente Fontana que destruyese todos los manuscritos que no había publicado, voluntad que no fue respetada. Es cierto que muchas de esas obras póstumas son muy hermosas, y de otro modo no las habríamos conocido, pero de hecho el maestro no les dio el visto bueno para ser publicadas. Por tanto, a mi juicio, el formar dos series de obras en esta edición es un compromiso con la voluntad del compositor sin privarnos de las obras que él no quiso publicar, obras que en todo caso ya hace mucho que pertencen al tesoro musical.

何と言ってもこのエキエル版の最大の魅力はヴァリアントでしょう。ウィーン原典版とはまた少し違った書き込みで補足も増えて面白いと思います。ショパンにもう一歩踏み込んだって感じです。

Libro nuovo e ben imballato.