Issues : Errors of FC
b. 5-12
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composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major
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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:
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 |
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b. 6-9
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composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major
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The slurring of FC (→GE) proves the copyist's distraction, perhaps due to haste. The change between b. 6 and 7 could be explained by an inaccurate interpretation of the ending of the slur added in A (Chopin must have meant leading the slur to the last semiquaver in the bar and not combining it with the next one). The broken slur between b. 7 and 8 probably is an inaccurate interpretation of A (the fragment of the slur at the beginning of b. 8 is poorly visible in A) or a mistake (b. 8 ends the line in FC, just as b. 7, which begins similarly, ends the line in A). The slur at the end of b. 8, which ends the line, implying that it should be continued may have simply been carelessly written down. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors of FC |
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b. 6
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composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major
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The longer chord in the 2nd half of the bar must be Fontana's mistake. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors of FC |
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b. 6
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composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major
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The missing pedalling markings are one of a few oversights of the copyist in this Prelude. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors of FC |
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b. 7-8
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composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor
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In front of the 2nd semiquaver in each of these bars, there are no accidentals in the sources except for naturals added in GE2 (→GE3), which cannot come from Chopin. Therefore, it seems that the top note is supposed to be a2. However, there are strong grounds, both source (proved also in other pieces Chopin's doubts concerning the notation of a/a notes in the G minor key) and stylistic (natural harmonic passage), for considering it as Chopin's mistake. Therefore, in the main text we suggest to add naturals to achieve the sound of a2. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Last key signature sign , Errors of FC |