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Op. 28 No. 3, Prelude in G major

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 7-10

composition: Op. 28 No. 3, Prelude in G major

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An earlier version of slurring linked to the initial rhythm – see the note on rhythm. It is also there that we discuss the mistakes in the reproduction of the slurs of A, committed both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC

b. 17-18

composition: Op. 28 No. 3, Prelude in G major

2 long accents in FCI

in A

No sign in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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The omission of the  hairpin both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE) is probably a result of the mark overlapping with the ending of the L.H. slur – each of the arms of the hairpin looks like an attempt to prolong/finish that slur.
Two accents in FCI emphasize the importance of both d2 and the C major chord, but the sense of this transition is revealed only just when they are combined, which Chopin expressed in A by uniting them with one  mark. A comparison of those two marking methods allows us to better understand the sense of  hairpins in similar contexts (Cf. e.g. Prelude in A minor no. 2, bars 15-16). One can also see this change as an analogy to the merged slurs in b. 4-6.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC