Chopin -- Etudes (Complete): Comb Bound Book (Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Great edition with chopins etudes. However a few of my scores came with ink blemishes and there's like 3 pages with little ink blemished covering a few notes. I'd still give it 5 stars

I have never been disappointed in these collections! The editing is usually very good with appropriate dynamic, fingering, etc. markings. The print is clear and tends to be of a size that makes sense. I have bought other collections that try to cram a 4-page piece onto 2-3 pages, so the print is so dense that it becomes very difficult to read and difficult to mark as a teacher. These are not that way - they seem just right!I will not comment much on the collection itself as you can read the list of what is in the book except to say that generally I am really impressed with the Alfred (edited Willard A. Palmer) collections. I dislike buying an entire collection for just one or two really great pieces and I find that with these collections there are generally quite a few great pieces within a reasonable ability range. I also like that the Alfred Masterwork Editions include some brief instructions specific to markings (specifically ornamentations) that you will find used throughout the book. I have found these very helpful for students as they are learning these different skills and even at times as a review for me as a teacher.

The list of piano players I consistently enjoy listening to is very short. Although many today can claim technical ability, few are skilled to my satisfaction in applying technique. Take rubato, for instance. When used tastefully in small amounts, I believe it can add a lot to a performance. I find perfect, 'clinical' music as disagreeable as 'traffic jam' music with so much rubato that the actual rhythm of the music gets lost in the shuffle.Yukio Yokoyama's use of techniques in this set is impeccable. He gives each individual etude its own voice, rather than playing everything the same, and applies personal touches =here and there= to bring out the best in them =when appropriate=. You won't find him suddenly zooming through a piece's finer moments or turning slow music into nursing home music. You can tell that he put a great deal of thought into these performances and it gives them a well-deserved air of sophistication and intelligence.Take Op. 10, No. 1, for instance. Mr. Yokoyama isn't sitting at the piano with a stopwatch trying to see how fast he can race through it. Instead, he gradually pulls it back just enough to give it more tonal variety instead of being a monotonous mad dash. In the 'black keys' etude, another one of my favorites, he applies rubato in small amounts to give the notes some breathing room.When I heard that Sony sat on these performances for years after they were recorded before finally releasing them, it boggled my mind. When I saw that he barely had any CDs on the market, it astounded me. I had the same reaction as I did after hearing the Yale Quartet's take on Beethoven's Late String Quartets - "Huh? You mean there isn't any more?"This set has apparently been out of circulation for some time, so I doubt you'll be able to purchase this without paying a small fortune. Don't worry, though - there are still clips available on video sites like Youtube.

It has all the etudes clearly printed. Some of the fingering makes absolutely no sense; other editions probably have better fingerings. I took a star off for that but otherwise its perfect. the fingerings are such a small part anyways so it shouldn't affect your decision of purchasing this.

I bought this book to play ones all the hard pieces Chopin wrote. They're there and the ink was in detail. There are fingering suggestions for several pieces. Don't buy this book unless you are looking for a challenge!They're marked by Opus + No; there aren't any of the common aforementioned names (Tristesse, Revolutionary, Winter Wind. The comb-bound is not exactly my favorite way to bind a book of sheet music, but it also does mean that it won't curl like a "traditional" book would - that is, the sheets will stay flat.Great stuff.

This book contains a fantastic collection of the Op.11 and Op.25 Chopin etudes, great pieces by a great composer, can't wait to play these pieces soon! The price is a deal at $16 with all the pieces you'll be getting. If you are into Chopin, this is a must have.

record in fine condition a very good performance

Big prints, easy to use comb bound, good fingering suggestions.