Chopin -- Mazurkas (Complete): Comb Bound Book (Alfred Masterwork Edition) Plastic Comb – March 1, 1997

It’s 51 pieces by one of the greatest composers of all time for less than $20 and it doesn’t fall apart and is incredibly legible. Quite literally nothing to complain about.

Wonderful Dover Edition of Chopin's Mazurkas. Please do not be deterred from the one star reviews. I sincerely believe they are reviewing another edition. The print is large and dark which I always expect from Dover. There are 51 Mazurkas in this edition and the book is 149 pages long. Stands perfectly on my piano without closing or falling over. I appreciate that so much as that is usually a complaint I have with piano books. Chopin is my favorite composer and hope to be able to one day learn all the Mazurkas. Many people believe they are inadequate compared to his scherzos and ballades. I believe the Mazurkas are the best pieces Chopin composed. I think they were the most dear to him as he wrote more of them than anything else. My favorites are Op. 30 No. 1, Op 63 No 3 and Op 33 No 4. Such short works in length, but say so much to the heart.

A standard beautiful Dover edition, I dont understand what some previous commentators are referring to.I also have the more "authentic" Paderewski edition, but Mikuli's is more interesting to me, as he was not only Chopin's prominent student, but a great teacher for coming generations of great artists, like Rosenthal and Katchalski, whose playing we may hear today, also in Youtube.The text is very rich with beautiful suggestions of fingerings, many of them not of the style to which we have been accustomed in later traditions.How exciting that this master, who was watching Chopin and consulting him, has provided us with such a treasure of advice.Now I have also ordered his edition of the Nocturnes and Walzes, some of which I can play, and also the Etudes, which I can not play, but I am eager to study Mikuli's suggestions and compare his edition to the urtexts, which I have.

In this age of electronic everything, I am so glad that Dover continues to publish these beautiful, sturdy, easy to read and easy to play editions of great piano music. Yet again, the engraving is scalpel-sharp, the staves generously spaced, the page turns mostly very intelligent and the binding sturdy, yet soft enough to be flexible on your music stand. Wonderful!

Chopin is my son's favorite composer and he's wanted this collection for awhile. I surprised him with the comb-bound version (beautiful book, by the way) a few days ago and he's been playing the piano with it pretty much nonstop. He hasn't even touched any video games, his other love, since he got it.

Good quality binding in an easily readable (but certainly dated) type. Among Chopin's easiest pieces (only a handful of waltzes or preludes beat the Mazurkas), yet with that characteristic airy romantic sound that says "Chopin."

Good for intermediate to advanced students of all ages who are fans of the work of Chopin. I would definitely get this book for a nice challenge of technique.

I bought this because I wanted to have all the Chopin's mazurcas in one book. I didn't check the size of the book (really small), so it is dificult to me reading the scores while a play piano. Also, because this books is a reprint of another one, some musical notes are missing.

Very clear edition! However, the book cover has a long scratch mark on it. Wish the seller would pay attention and pick a good copy for customers! Otherwise, the book itself is good.

Format de poche... pour des partitions !!!!!Une qualité d'impression si remarquable qu'elle laisse apparaitre à certains endroits des sortes de trous blancs !Heureusement que le retour des articles est possible !!!

Tres bien. Merci beaucoup

An excellent edition. The editor, Thomas Fielden, was an excellent pianist of Chopin and Harold Carxton's fingering are always worth considering.

The item arrived promptly. This is a good collection of pieces by Chopin, suitable for grade 8 and above. The book was slightly damaged at the edge and back due to being too tightly packed, otherwise a good choice from Chopin.