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Issues : Accompaniment changes

b. 9

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

g in sources, literal reading

g, our alternative suggestion
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The main text is the version of the sources (interpreted literally). However, the crossings-out and corrections in this figure, visible in A, allow us to assume that Chopin forgot to insert a  lowering g to g, especially if he introduced the changes already after having written the next figure, which undoubtedly features a g (with a ). We include this possibility, resulting in a version analogous to b. 10, as a variant.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Errors of A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 9

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

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An additional note in the 3rd L.H. quaver was deleted in A – F or G (less probable).

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 9

composition: Op. 2, Variation IV, primitive version

Arpeggio from c1 in AsI

Arpeggio from c1 in AsI

Arpeggio from f1 in A

Arpeggio from f1 in A
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In A Chopin simplified the L.H. part by standardising the first 2 figures. A similar situation is to be found in bar 13.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 10

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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In A the 3rd quaver was changed twice: from e1 to c1 and back to e1. In A, the rejected version with c1 in the base text for EE was not corrected by Chopin. FE also has the final version (e1). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 10

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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In A the entire 2nd triplet in L.H. was corrected several times (probably it concerned the 1st and 3rd quaver). Eventually, Chopin deleted it and wrote the correct version on the pentagram below.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes