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Issues : Terzverschreibung error

b. 42

composition: Op. 43, Tarantella

A, FC3 ( →FE→IE), EE, GE3 (→GE4)

GE1 (→GE2)
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In GE1 (→GE2) a (noted with ) instead of c is incorrectly the lowest note on the second beat of the bar in LH. This error results also in the wrong pitch of the last quaver c instead of c.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 42

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

e in GC & GE2

g in GE1 (→GE2mar)

f in FE (→EE)
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Both the version of GC (introduced later in GE2) and of GE1 (→GE2mar) are most probably a mistake. In the main text, we give the only correct version of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 42

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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In FE the 2nd semiquaver in both figures is an erroneous c note, whereas in EE – most probably as a result of revision of this clearly false version – e. The version of EE, although possible in terms of harmony, is pianistically improbable. In turn, the pencilled correction of c to A written in FES, compliant with the version of A (→FC→GE), may come from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Annotations in FES

b. 42

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

g in A (→FC,FE →EE)

e in GE, contextual interpretation
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In GE the 3rd semiquaver in the 2nd half of the bar is an e note, which is a patent mistake in itself; however, if we take into account a possibly overlooked , it constitutes a harmonically plausible version in which we could even see subtlety, so typical of Chopin, since the g seventh is exposed in the R.H. part. Nevertheless, nothing suggests that Chopin could have participated in the development of GE, hence the authenticity of this version cannot be confirmed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 43

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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In FE the 5th semiquaver in the bar is d1, which is a patent mistake, corrected in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error