Preludes (Bk/Cd)

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editionsoffer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historica l and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. The name Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) is synonymous with the piano. Indeed, every oneof his compositions includes the instrument. His Preludes, several of which a re of only moderate difficulty, show superb polish and inventive detail. Shaped by the tastes of the Parisian aristocratic salon, these pieces make the mostof a pianist's technical and musical abilities, both in passages of virtuosit y and in the variety