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b. 5

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

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In A there is no accidental before the 1st note in the 4th group of demisemiquavers, which should therefore be interpreted as a1. A comparison with analogous b. 1 proves Chopin's mistake; it is also the  before the next a2 that confirms a1 as the intended pitch of that note. The natural was added in FC and FE (→EE); however, it is absent in GE, which is probably an oversight of the engraver.
We omit the cautionary  before a2 in the main text.

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

issues: Errors in GE , Cautionary accidentals , Errors of A , FE revisions , Fontana's revisions

b. 5-12

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

Slur in bars 5-12 in A (→FE→EE)

Slur in bars 5-8 in FC

Slurs in bars 5-6 & 7-8 in GE

Slur in bars 10-12 in CGS
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The slur, encompassing the entire L.H. part in these bars, was reproduced incompletely in some sources, while GE reproduced it inaccurately:

  • In FC Fontana overlooked the ending of the slur in the last line of his copy (b. 9-12). Although the slur of FC suggests a continuation at the end of b. 8, GE considered it an inaccuracy and led the slur only to B1 in that bar.
  • Moreover, in GE the issue of combining the slurs in b. 6-7 remains unclear – the slur in b. 6, at the end of the line, may suggest a continuation, which is not confirmed by the slur in b. 7. We assume that they are divided slurs.
  • In CGS the first L.H. slur appears only just in b. 10-12. The beginning of that slur, suggesting a continuation from the previous bar, proves a serious inadvertence of the copyist.

A slur compliant with the notation of A is to be found in FE (→EE) only. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors of FC , Errors in CGS

b. 5-6

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

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The crossings-out visible in A allowed us to decipher the initial rhythm of b. 5: . According to us, it is likely that it was also the last a1 note in b. 6 that was initially a quaver – it is indicated by a denser notation, which points to a semiquaver rest having been possibly added, as well as by the difference in the shape of the flags next to that note, which would suggest that they were entered at different times.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes

b. 5

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

2 slurs in A (probable interpretation→FC→GE)

Continuous slur in FE (→EE)
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The ending of the slur that started in b. 4 may suggest in A that it should be combined with the slur in b. 5; it was reproduced as such in FE (→EE). In turn, the copyist in FC (→GE) assumed that the slur reaches the beginning of b. 5 but does not combine with the slur that begins there. According to us, it is the latter that is more likely; therefore, we give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 5

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before g. The accidental was also added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions