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Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

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b. 1

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

in GE & EE2

in FE2

in FE1 (→EE1)
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Not being sure of the spelling of the last name of the princess, Chopin asked Fontana (in the letter dated 6 Oct. 1841)  to find it out from the princess herself or from her governess: "I don't know how Mme Czerniszew spells her name [...]: is it Tscher, or Tcher? [...], whether it is Elisabeth, and whether Tschernischef, or ff [...]". As GE and FE2 differ in that respect, it seems natural to assume that the later-published FE2 presents the spelling checked by Chopin. The dedication in EE2 was repeated after GE.

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issues: Dedications

b. 17

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

No indication in FE (→EE)

ten. in GE
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The indication ten. was probably added by Chopin in [A2] (→GE) to make the notation more precise. 

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b. 31-32

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

 in FE (→EE)

GE
..

Placing  at the beginning of a new phrase seems to be much more natural. It cannot be ruled out that the sign in [A2] (→GE) was written by Chopin at the transition of the bars and also included the preceding minim in his intentions. That type of notation, nowadays incomprehensible, can sometimes be found in Chopin’s works. 

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issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 33

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

No indication in FE (→EE1)

in GE and EE2
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The indication cresc. is in GE and is an element of probably the latter of the two authentic versions of dynamic markings in bars 33-35. That indication was also added in EE2. 

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issues: EE revisions

b. 35

composition: Op. 45, Prelude in C♯ minor

No markings in FE (→EE2)

 &  in GE & EE2
..

The hairpins  and the  mark are in GE and are an element of probably the latter of two authentic versions of dynamic markings in bars 33-35. The markings were also added in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions