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Issues : Inaccuracies in A

b. 12

composition: Op. 28 No. 8, Prelude in F♯ minor

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In A (→FC,FE) there is no  lowering e to e in the last L.H. figure. The patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 12-13

composition: Op. 28 No. 20, Prelude in C minor

 in A (→FE)

No sign in FC (→GE), AB, ACh & CGS

  in EE
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The position of the  mark is not strictly determined in A due to the missing musical text in the abridged marking of this bar. We assume the only reasonable solution, adopted in FE (→EE). The mark was omitted in the remaining autographs and overlooked by the copyists. EE arbitrarily added a  asterisk at the end of b. 13, almost certainly against the intention of Chopin – cf. the note to the Prelude No. 7 in A Major, b. 16.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors of FC , Inaccuracies in A , Errors in CGS

b. 12

composition: Op. 28 No. 18, Prelude in F minor

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In A (→FC,FE1) there are no accidentals before the last semiquaver (in both hands), which, when interpreted literally, gives d1 and d. In FE2 a  was added, yet only in the R.H., where it is a cautionary accidental. GE and EE include naturals in both hands.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 13

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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FE has an erroneous G instead of A as the 3rd quaver. This patent error could have been provoked by an inaccurate placement of this note in A. The mistake was corrected – perhaps by Chopin – in FED.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Inaccurate note pitch in A , Inaccuracies in A

b. 13-17

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

2 staccato dots in A (→FE→EE)

1 staccato dot in GE1

3 staccato dots in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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In A Chopin most probably introduced a staccato dot for the 1st quaver in the L.H. in bar 13 and certainly in bar 17. Both signs were included in FE. As bar 15 is generally a repetition of bar 13, the absence of the dot in the analogous place can be considered Chopin's oversight. In turn, as a result of an unquestionable oversight of the engraver, in GE1 there is no dot in bar 17 – the sign was already in FE. To the main text we adopt the complete articulation of GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A