Ballades for the Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 31)

Arrived in pristine condition, a really good book for those interested in learning Chopin's Ballades. Decent fingering notation, clear print, and comes with a literary preface. Compared to other books, this one has the most value by far, as it is cheaper than some that only provide the first ballade. Worth the buy.

SCHIRMER makes the best books out there. This book is no exception, well made and well put-together

My piano teacher said these ballades were something she required. They are not the easy versions. This is what you would expect if you wanted to learn these pieces.

Reasonably priced and clearly printed. Fingerings are extremely important for these advanced pieces and I gotta say I follow as it said and I feel comfortable with it.

Always a fan of Schrimer’s library, and always will be. I’m noticing some typos in my edition. (Picture attached is page 8, last measure). E is supposed to be natural, not the D notes. Makes me nervous that I’ll have to catch more of these throughout my practicing!

As good as schirmer's editions are

Exactly what I needed.

Arrived quickly, good price, quality as expected.

I like this edition (though old) and the price was reasonable. As for the music - wow!

Excellent edition. I always purchase either schirmers

My daughter is learning Chopin ballades for ARCt, but the teacher didn't like this book thought the arrangements was difficult to play. Have to buy another book from Amazon. : (

An excellent edition with good fingerings. In my view these pieces are among the finest piano works ever conceived, thanks to the genius of Chopin.

It's difficult to know how this edition is produced at such a low price. Cheaper to buy new rather than used here.The pieces are extremely difficult (from my perspective). Currently just concentrating on the first ballade, and only small portions of it at a time! But it's good to have pieces which are challenging and worth the effort and time invested in playing them.