Different Music Publishers?

[shingo]

Hi,
     I have recently started aquiring some of the music I own in sheet in the collection format such as the Chopin etudes so that they are all nicely contained in one location and not strewn around on many sheets. I was just wondering whether there is anything to look out for publisher wise, are there any which are notoriously poor or inconsistent? Maybe something as staple as the Chopin etudes will be fairly regular but maybe with other works there is more variation?
     Thanks.

[slobone]

My preference is for Ur-text editions, of which there are several. I like Henle for Chopin, though I don't always agree with the fingering.

[Kassaa]

My preference is for Ur-text editions, of which there are several. I like Henle for Chopin, though I don't always agree with the fingering.

The fingering in the Henle urtext etudes is generally Chopin's fingering, the fingering in italics is suggested by the editor.

[slobone]

Oops, now that I check it, I don't actually have Henle for the Etudes -- I have the Polish edition. Haven't gotten to the etudes yet.  The Polish edition often has two sets of fingering, their own (Paderewski's?) and Chopin's, in two different fonts. May or may not be helpful -- in any event I can't read printed fingerings so well anymore and usually write the ones I need in pencil.

[rachfan]

The Paderewski Editions are technically not urtext, but are still very highly respected nonetheless.  Paderewski gathered a distinguished editorial committee for the project and they examined the manuscripts, autograph copies, original editions and prominent foreign first editions for comparisons.  The commentaries in the backs of these volumes are excellent to say the least.  Although I do use and like Henle for Beethoven, Schumann, etc.,  I still prefer the Paderewski Edition for Chopin.  There's a lot of scholarship, history, and insights there!