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Waltzes and Scherzos

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Beware!!! This is not the Paderewski edition, I just received this book. I heard Dover no long print the Chopin Paderewski edition. The new book will not be the Paderewski edition. It is a big difference, look carefully at the book, the cover does not indicate Paderewski. Don't be mislead by the false title description of this product.

For Students and Professionals alike, you cannot go wrong buying this edition of Chopin Walzes and Scherzos. They are from a respected source, priced right, and printing is clear and easy to read.

Notes are easy to read, format is well laid out, all the waltzes and scherzi from a major romantic composer, and at a very reasonable price. What more could a music lover or pianist ask for? Highly recommended!

Don't waste money thinking this is Paderewski edition.
If this can be any edition, can be a good deal, but if you need Paderewski edition, this is not. I am not sure amazon understand the difference.

This collection of Chopin's waltzes and scherzos is excellent. The waltzes are perfect for anyone from the intermediate-grade pianist to the professional performer, and the scherzos are dramatic, emotional pieces suitable for advanced pianists. The book itself is put together well so that it won't fall apart (as so many other piano books of mine have).

I inadvertently bought two copies of this, and my piano teacher welcomed the extra--it wasn't worth paying to send the extra back. He's young and very experienced, unlike me--my eyes prefer the creamy Henle paper and clean typography and my clumsy fingers, the easy-to-follow fingering. Also, it's not clear that this Dover edition is the Paderewski edition based on anything in the book--it seems to have been edited by a 19th century Pole, though, just not Paderewski.

I did break down and buy the Henle, too, which costs almost three times as much, and doesn't have the Scherzos (which I can't play anyway), but does have two versions of several of the posthumous waltzes.

Bottom line: if you aren't spoiled by Henles, this is a good deal, though. The print is crisp enough, and not too cramped like some bargain versions can be.

Everything about this edition is great. It's easy to read, etc.
The only negative thing I would say about this is that sometimes the editing gets a little cumbersome (fingering and pedaling recommendations). And it is never addressed whether the markings are one's the composer wrote, or if they are mere suggestions.
Overall, it's great, though!

The newer version of this books is no longer a reprint from Paderewski Edition. It is now a reprint from Schirmer Edition. The Editor is Carl Mikuli. Not Bronarski or Turczynski. Also, if you buy the newest version, it comes in 'Lay Flat Sewn-Binding', which is Dover's improved version. The older version used to fall apart. Some sellers still sell the older version at lower price. The actual price for this new and improved version is $12.95