King of Prussia, PA — Theodore Presser Company is thrilled to announce the completion of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne’s (P.W.M.’s) esteemed National Edition series, undertaken in celebration of Chopin’s 200th birthday. The National Edition was an ongoing research project, gathering together all available source materials and producing definitive publications. Under the direction of Jan Ekier, his team used the latest techniques to assess the composer’s intentions and relate 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. Newly available as National Editions and rounding out the series, PWM presents Works for Piano and Cello (514-04072 • $47.95) and Variations on "La ci darem la mano" (510-05383 • $33.95) for Piano and Orchestra. P.W.M. also offers a free download, the Introduction to the National Edition, in PDF (229 pages, 2.74MB, English edition).

The biggest music publishing house in Poland and a dynamic center of musical culture development, P.W.M. continues the tradition of the pre-war Polish Music Publishing Society. Learn more at pwm.com.pl. P.W.M. is exclusively distributed in the United States, Canada and Mexico by Theodore Presser Company.

Offering music by today’s greatest composers and teachers, Theodore Presser Company is the leader in publishing educational and recital music. Theodore Presser Company is a full-range music publisher and distributes the music of over 30 publishers from around the globe, with a combined sales catalog that features over 60,000 available works. For more information about new publications from Theodore Presser Company or to locate a dealer near you, log on to www.presser.com or e-mail us at sales@presser.com. For a review copy of the publication listed in this release, please contact Heidi Vanderlee at (212) 777-0900, ext. 230 or send an e-mail to hvanderlee@presser.com.