Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.(ca.1849). Plate M.S. 3518.
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band VI
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Plate C. VI. 25
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 2 (pp.197-200)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12262
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.256-29)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6206.
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.II: Préludes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1882. Plate S. 7287.
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.8
New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11774.
Reissue — Vol.9, 1934. Plate 36375 (#37054).
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Editor Raoul Pugno (1852–1914)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1905).
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Editor Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1913. Plate V. A. 3818.
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Editor Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Publisher. Info. Œuvres completes pour piano: Préludes & Rondos
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1915. Plate D. & F. 9706.
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852–1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.9: Preludes (LMC 34) (pp.50-53)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25454.
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For the preface to volume 9 see Preludes, Op.28.
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Editor Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Publisher. Info. Krakow: PWM, 1949. Plate 231.
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Publisher. Info. Kraków: PWM, 1992. Plate 9003.
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Editor Keith OHara
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2010.
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Work Title Prelude in C-sharp minor
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Prélude cis-Moll op. 45; Prelude [No. 25] in C-sharp minor, Op. 45; Preludium op. 45; Preludio op. 45
Authorities WorldCat; LCCN: no97074419
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.45
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFC 93
Key C-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Sostenuto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1841
First Publication. 1849 ca. Schlesinger
Dedication Princess E. Czernicheff
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
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