Chopin's piano works are all absolutely essential in the repertoire of any aspiring pianist. The Preludes and Etudes are exquisitely beautiful examples of his genius. Features 52 pieces in all, including 25 Preludes — Op. 28, Nos. 1-24; Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45. 27 Etudes — Op. 10, Nos. 1-12; Op. 25, Nos. 1-12; and Trois Nouvelles Etudes.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Its not the book, its the editor,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Complete Preludes & Etudes: For Solo Piano (Paperback)
The Chopin Etudes are some of the most difficult and interesting pieces to master, and I find then fascinating. However, Carl Mikuli creates an obstacle in this book. Mikuli, being one of Chopin's dear students, thought that because he was a student of Chopin he knew Chopin enough to change his music. While editing Chopin's works, he would change notes, fingerings, and other important articulation tools to the liking he believed was Chopin's. When comparing Chopin's original transcripts to those that Mikuli edited, there are huge differences that make the music quite different to what Chopin had hoped. I personally recommend Chopin's works edited by Paderevsky (or Paderewsky), for he kept every single aspect of the music Chopin wrote, even specific dynamic marks. The Paderevsky editions give a clear understanding of what Chopin wanted for his pieces.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
No, it's not the Paderewski,
This review is from: The Complete Preludes & Etudes: For Solo Piano (Paperback)
Speaking of correcting misinformation, this is definitely *not* the Paderewski edition. The Mikuli and Paderewski editions are certainly not the same, although if you look in the commentary in the back of any Paderewski Chopin score, you will find that the Mikuli is one of the many sources that were consulted for the Paderewski.
Dover used to publish a reproduction of the Paderewski edition years ago, and it was wonderful. Unfortunately, they no longer seem to do so.
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
bad fingering suggestion,
By Jiguang (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Preludes & Etudes: For Solo Piano (Paperback)
Fingering is important, especially to pieces like the Chopin Etudes. In many places Mikuli's suggestion is misleading. The main problem is that he often recommends the 4th finger when 3rd finger should be used. 4th finger is our naturally weak finger. Instead of trying to make it strong (which Schumann attempted with tragic results), we shall avoid it when possible. Chopin is also known to have his own unique fingering for these etudes, but Mikuli did not include these on the edition (ironic since he claimed to be a student and adherent of Chopin's teaching). In many places he did not mark the fingering (when advice is needed) at all. In hindsight it is agood thing (rather than giving people the wrong advice). That forced me to figure out my own figuring. In some places I used his bad suggestion, only to change it after hours of practice, which have all been wasted! His pedal instructions are satisfactory in most part. I still gave this book a 3 star because it is relatively cheap and includes both the etudes and the preludes. (but nowadays you can download free sheetmusic like this from the web).
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