Editor: Flamm, Christoph Comments on the edition: With fingering and notes on performance practice by Hardy Rittner Hardly any cycle of piano pieces can match the magnetic attraction of Chopin’s “24 Préludes”, published in 1839. Schumann called them “sketches, beginnings of études, [...] ruins, stray eagle's pinions, all disorder and wild confusion”. Christoph Flamm has critically reevaluated the sources, bringing to light new readings of this well-known musical text. Hardy Rittner, a hammerklavier specialist and two-time winner of the ECHO Classic prize, who has recorded Brahms’ piano music and all of Chopin’s “Études” on period pianofortes, has supplemented Chopin’s fingering from a historically informed perspective. He also provides valuable notes on performance practice, especially with regard to pedalling, rubato, latent polyphony, legato and Chopin’s perception of sound. An aesthetically presented engraving and practical page-turns make this current edition indispensable for today’s scholars and performers. • Urtext edition with new readings • Notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng) • With historically informed fingering and practical page-turns • Informative Foreword (Ger/Eng) and detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) Preface Notes on Performance Practice Twenty-four Preludes for piano op. 28: 1. Agitato C major 2. Lento A minor 3. Vivace G major 4. Largo E minor 5. Allegro molto D major 6. Lento assai B minor 7. Andantino A major 8. Molto agitato F sharp minor 9. Largo E major 10. Allegro molto C sharp minor 11. Vivace B major 12. Presto G sharp minor 13. Lento F sharp major 14. Allegro E flat minor 15. Sostenuto D flat major 16. Presto con fuoco B flat minor 17. Allegretto A flat major 18. Allegro molto F minor 19. Vivace E flat major 20. Largo C minor 21. Cantabile B flat major 22. Molto agitato G minor 23. Moderato F major 24. Allegro appassionato D minor Prelude for piano op. 45: Sostenuto C sharp minor Critical Commentary