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Three sets in one volume
Covers the shorter salon works. The larger forms — ballades, scherzos, sonatas — aren't part of this grouping.
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G. SchirmerComplete Preludes, Nocturnes And Waltzes for Piano By Chopin
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The Korena take
Chopin's preludes, nocturnes and waltzes collected in one G. Schirmer volume. For pianists who want the core short works without buying three separate books.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Intermediate-to-advanced pianists building a Chopin repertoire
- Students assigned a nocturne or waltz by a teacher
- Anyone consolidating scattered single-piece sheets
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Beginners — most of this is well past first-year reading
- Players wanting the ballades, etudes, scherzos or sonatas
- Anyone who needs fingering-light urtext rather than an edited score
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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"Complete" within those forms
You get the easier waltzes and the hardest preludes side by side, so difficulty jumps around within the book.
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G. Schirmer edition
An edited performing edition, so expect editorial fingerings and phrasing rather than a bare urtext text.
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Solo piano
Single-performer scores throughout — no accompaniment part, no second player needed.
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Single thick volume
Weighty on the desk and harder to hold open at the extremes than a thin single-piece score.
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$17.75
Cheaper than buying the nocturnes, waltzes and preludes as three separate collections.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Repertoire only — no fingering guide, method text or practice instruction
- 02Thick perfect-bound scores fight the music desk; page clips help
- 03Difficulty varies widely piece to piece — check the specific work you want
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What level do I need to play these?
Broadly intermediate through advanced. Some waltzes are approachable within a few years of study; several preludes and nocturnes are genuinely hard.
02Does this include the Etudes or Ballades?
No. This volume covers the preludes, nocturnes and waltzes. Other Chopin forms come in separate collections.
03Is this an urtext edition?
It's a Schirmer performing edition, which means editorial fingering and markings on the page alongside Chopin's text.
04Is the famous Nocturne in E-flat in here?
The nocturnes are collected complete in this volume, so the Op. 9 set is part of it.
