We owe Chopin a debt. His music allowed us to survive the worst moments, and in the periods of hope extols Polish culture all over the world. We owe the author to publish his work in the form he intended to. This is the goal of the National Edition: to pay off a Nation’s debt to Chopin. — Jan Ekier, from the Frydryck Chopin Academy of Music)
The National Edition, founded in 1959, has but one goal: to provide the edition of Chopin’s works as Chopin intended them, and, by so doing, to honor Poland’s greatest composer.
The National Edition is an ongoing research project, gathering together all available source materials and producing definitive publications. Ekier’s team uses the latest techniques to assess the composer’s intentions and relates this to modern pianos and performance. Each volume includes an abridged source commentary and performance commentary, along with snippets of relevant correspondence about the pieces. PWM also offers a free download, the Introduction to the National Edition, in PDF (229 pages, 2.74MB, English edition).
The National Edition is a source edition, a critical edition, and a practical edition, and the finest edition of Chopin’s works available today.
The National Editionis recommended for all contestants in the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, as per the competition rulebook.
Catalog
Title
Vol.#
Description (includes...)
Retail
SERIES A: Published during Chopin's lifetime
510-03500
Ballades
A1
Opp. 23, 38, 47, 52
$31.95
510-07292
Etudes
A2
Opp. 10, 25, Three Etudes
(Méthode des Méthodes)
$41.95
510-03456
Impromptus
A3
Opp. 29, 36, 51
$21.95
510-06895
Mazurkas
A4
Opp. 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33, 41,
Mazurka in a (Gaillard),
Mazurka in a (from the album La France Musicale / Notre Temps/),
Opp. 50, 56, 59, 63
$57.95
510-04043
Nocturnes
A5
Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62
$49.95
510-04042
Polonaises
A6
Opp. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61
$45.95
510-07408
Preludes
A7
Opp. 28, 45
$31.95
510-04895
Rondos
A8
Opp. 1, 5, 16
$33.95
510-07293
Scherzos
A9
Opp. 20, 31, 39, 54
$34.95
510-04041
Sonatas
A10
Opp. 35, 58
$41.95
510-07291
Waltzes
A11
Opp. 18, 34, 42, 64
$31.95
510-02239
Various Works
A12
Various brillantes Op12,
Bolero,
Tarantella,
Allegro de Concert,
Fantaisie Op.49,
Berceuse,
Barcarolle,
supplement - Variation VI from “Hexameron”
$45.95
510-02508
Concerto in E minor,
Op. 11
A13a
Version for One Piano
$34.95
510-04886
Concerto in F minor,
Op. 21
A13b
Version for One Piano
$31.95
510-05380
Concert Works for Piano and Orchestra, Opp. 2, 13, 14
A14a
Version for One Piano
$33.95
510-07451
Grande Polonaise in
E Flat Major, Op. 22
A14b
Version for One Piano
$19.95
510-05383
Variations on La ci darem from Don Giovanni, Op. 2
A15a
Score
$33.95
510-04644
Concerto in E minor,
Op. 11
A15b
Score (historical version)
$47.95
576-00978
Fantasia on Polish Airs, Op. 13
A15c
Score
$31.95
576-00979
Krakowiak, Op. 14
A15d
Score
$45.95
510-04654
Concerto in F minor,
Op. 21
A15e
Score (historical version)
$43.95
510-05183
Grande Polonaise in
E Flat minor, Op. 22
A15f
Score
$31.95
514-04072
Works for
Piano and Cello
A16
Polonaise, Op. 3,
Grand Duo Concertant,
Sonata, Op. 65
$47.95
554-01342
Piano Trio, Op. 8
A17
$41.95
SERIES B: Published Posthumously
510-05003
Mazurkas
B1
in Bflat, G, a, C, F, G, Bflat,
Aflat, C, a, g, f
$24.95
510-04872
Polonaises
B2
in Bflat, g, Aflat, g, d, f, bflat,
Bflat, Gflat
$31.95
510-05011
Waltzes
B3
in E, b, Dflat, Aflat, e, Gflat,
Aflat, f, a
$29.95
510-05384
Various Works
B4
Variations in E, Sonata in c (Op. 4),
Rondo in C (version for 1 piano)
$33.95
510-04897
Various Compositions
B5
Funeral March in c, [Variants] /Souvenir de Paganini/, [Allegretto], Nocturne in e, Ecossaises in D, G, Df, Lento con gran espressione /Nocturne in c#, Cantabile in Bf, Presto con leggierezza /Prelude in Af/, Impromptu in c# /Fantaisie-Impromptu/, “Spring” (version for piano), Sostenuto /Waltz in Ef, Moderato /Feuille d’Album/, Galop Marquis, Nocturne in c
$33.95
510-02509
Concerto in E minor,
Op. 11
B6a
Piano reduction
$45.95
510-03425
Concerto in F minor,
Op. 21
B6b
Piano reduction
$43.95
510-05381
Concert Works for Piano and Orchestra, Opp. 2, 13, 14, 22
B7
Version with 2nd Piano
$55.95
510-04667
Concerto in E minor,
Op. 11
B8a
Score (concert version)
$79.95
510-04657
Concerto in F minor,
Op. 21
B8b
Score (concert version)
$73.95
510-05382
Rondo in C
B9
Two Pianos
$33.95
510-05095
Songs
B10
$33.95
510-07716
Supplement
B11
Variations in D for 4 Hands,
works of doubtful authenticity
(Contredanse, another version of the Funeral March in c, Mazurkas in D, Mazurka in C, Mazurka in F#), Hexameron
$31.95
PWM is also the publisher, of course, of the famous PADEREWSKI Editions of Chopin's Piano Works.
We are proud to distribute this series in North America, and offer exclusive North American editions of the five favorite volumes at very attractive retail prices.
