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Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

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b. 51-54

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

No markings in FE (→EE1)

Pedalling in GE

EE2
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Leaving a lone  mark in bar 51 in FE (→EE1) seems to be a mistake. However, it cannot be exluded that it was Chopin himself who made the mistake, as the incomplete pedal marks were already in [A1]. The pedalling of EE2 was most probably taken from GE and the fact of moving the changes of pedal to the end of bars 53 and 54 was probably motivated by graphic issues and was not meant to indicate an earlier change of pedal.

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issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 52

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

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The cautionary sharp before D is included only in FE (→EE).

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issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 53-54

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

 in FE (→EE)

GE
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In the main text we give the hairpins after GE, which was based on a probably later autograph, [A2]. Cf. bars 29-30.

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b. 54

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

g1 in chord in FE (→EE)

No g1 in GE
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The lack of the chord's third in GE is certainly a mistake. In the main text we give the version of FE (→EE).

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issues: Errors in GE

b. 54

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

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FE1 is lacking a quaver stem next to the last note of the bar. This patent error was corrected in FE2 and EE. GE also has the correct rhythm.

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issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , FE revisions