Issues : Deletions in A
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor
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AI is devoid of tempo markings. Generally, there are barely 3 verbal indications in the entire AI: The crossings-out visible in AF over the beginning of the piece prove that Chopin was looking for the best indication of its tempo and character, just like in both previous Mazurkas. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A |
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b. 1-24
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composition: Op. 28 No. 4, Prelude in E minor
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As is devoid of the tempo indication and all further performance indications, which is related to the fact that this manuscript remained unfinished. Therefore, we do not regard those shortcomings as variants and – if an indication is present in the remaining sources – we do not record it in separate notes. In A one can see a crossing-out of an earlier indication, most probably Lento. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 28 No. 5, Prelude in D major
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Under the crossing-out in A, one can see that the initial tempo marking was Vivace. category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 28 No. 6, Prelude in B minor
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In A one can see that the initial tempo marking was Largo. Cf. changes of markings in adjacent Preludes. category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major
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A possible authenticity of the indications of CXI remains purely hypothetical – the only assumption can be a correction, visible in A, of the initial Lento indication. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
in b. 17 and 89 and 
in b. 191; therefore, Chopin apparently abandoned writing more detailed performance indications when it turned out that this autograph would not be a Stichvorlage. Due to the above reason, both here and hereinafter we generally indicate the absence of indications in 
