Eduard Mertke

Frédéric Chopin's Waltzes are much different than the earlier Viennese waltzes in that they were not designed for dancing but for concert performance. Chopin started writing waltzes in 1824, when he w...

Edited and fingered by Ed Mertke. Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839. The Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op...

Chopin wrote the nocturnes, short pieces for solo piano, between 1827 and 1846. They are considered among the finest short solo works for piano. Although Chopin did not invent the nocturne, he popular...