Synopses & Reviews
This Annotated Catalogue presents the most ambitious and comprehensive research ever carried out on the first editions of Chopin's music. It begins with an in-depth introduction to these unique sources and the publishing practices that gave rise to them. A detailed description then follows of each Chopin first edition and the later impressions produced by the original publishers or their successors. The Annotated Catalogue facilitates identification of the Chopin scores held in libraries and private collections around the world by attempting to reconstruct the creative history of each edition. It features entries on 1,552 distinct impressions of which some 4,830 copies are individually described along with explanatory essays, appendices and facsimiles of over 200 title pages which illustrate their respective catalogue entries. Musicians and musicologists alike will gain an unprecedented understanding of the creative history of each Chopin edition and the music within it.
Synopsis
Found in over forty European and American collections, the Chopin first editions, and subsequent impressions published in his lifetime, total about 4,000 scores. This volume provides a complete inventory of these musical works and constitutes the first systematic investigation of Chopin's first editions. Christophe Grabowski and John Rink reveal much about the content of Chopin's music, his idiosyncratic editorial methods, and early nineteenth-century publication procedures. Their work is enhanced by the reproduction of more than 200 title pages from the first editions.
Synopsis
Prefaced by an extended historical discussion, this book constitutes the first systematic investigation of Chopin's first editions. Much is revealed here about the content of Chopin's music, his idiosyncratic editorial methods, and early nineteenth-century publication practices generally. The volume is enhanced by the reproduction of more than 200 title pages.
Synopsis
Prefaced by an extended historical discussion, this book provides a complete inventory of the Chopin first editions.
Synopsis
Presents the most ambitious, comprehensive and detailed research ever carried out on the first editions of Chopin's music.
About the Author
John Rink is professor of music at Royal Holloway, University of London.