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Issues : Fontana's revisions

b. 10

composition: Op. 28 No. 14, Prelude in E♭ minor

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In A (→FE) a cautionary  is only before c1. In the main text we add a corresponding accidental also in the L.H. That addition was already introduced by FC (→GE) and EE. See also b. 13.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Fontana's revisions

b. 11-19

composition: Op. 28 No. 4, Prelude in E minor

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Both in b. 11 and 19, the grace notes in A (→FE→EE) are non-slashed, whereas in FC (→GE) – slashed. It is an inaccuracy that would often happen to Fontana-copyist, in this case almost certainly contrary to the intention of Chopin. The Chopinesque entries in FED equate the grace note and the crotchet with two quavers, which can be considered one of the performance possibilities of these motifs. We recommend a slightly shorter grace note, which could be written down as .
We give the variants resulting from the above differences of notation in the notes to b. 10-11 and 18-19.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Non-slashed grace notes , Fontana's revisions

b. 11

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

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In A (→FE) and CGS, there are no accidentals in the L.H. part in the entire bar. Chopin's patent inaccuracy was corrected by Fontana in FC (→GE), who added naturals lowering G1-G to G1-G and D1-D to D1-D. An identical addition was introduced in EE. The accidentals were also added in FED.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , Omission of current key accidentals , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 13

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

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In A (→FE) and CGS there is no accidental before the bottom note of the last R.H. crotchet. Therefore, it should be interpreted as an a1, which must be a mistake. A was added by Fontana in FC (→GE) and by the reviser of EE. The accidental was also added in FED (with Chopin's hand) and FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Fontana's revisions , Errors repeated in FE

b. 13

composition: Op. 28 No. 14, Prelude in E♭ minor

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In A and the remaining sources there is a cautionary  before c1. In FC (→GE) and EE a  before c in the L.H. part was also added. In the main text we omit those unjustified accidentals.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign , Fontana's revisions