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Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

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b. 21

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

No marking in A (→FC→GE, →FE→EE)

Slur in FES, possible interpretation
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The pencilled mark written in FES over the L.H. part may be interpreted as a slur (the range of which would mimic the one of the slur in b. 81). However, it is uncertain whether it is a slur at all, hence we signalize this possibility as an alternative version only.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 23

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

Slur in sources

No slur, our suggestion
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As was the case with b. 4 and 79, in the main text we omit the additional slur being a part of the marking of the irregular group – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Triplet slurs

b. 31-32

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

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In A b. 31 falls at the end of the page, while the L.H. phrase mark (the R.H. too) clearly suggests that it should be continued. However, on a new page, in b. 32, the phrase mark starts only just on the 1st crotchet. We assume that it is the latter that is inaccurate, since a potential division of the phrase marks would be rather symbolic here – the division falls on a tied note. In addition, this is how it was interpreted both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 34-37

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

Slur in FC (→GE)
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In FC b. 35 opens a new line, in which the copyist overlooked the phrase marks under the L.H. part. It resulted in the phrase mark from the previous bars having been shortened and in a gap in the slurring of FC (→GE) encompassing b. 35-39.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 38-39

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

Slur to bar 39 in A, contextual interpretation

Slur to end of bar 38 in A (possible interpretation→FE→EE)

No slur in FC (→GE)
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In A the ending of the phrase mark in b. 38, which closes the line, clearly indicates that it should be continued, which is not confirmed by b. 39, which is devoid of a phrase mark. We solve this slurring inconsistency (frequent in Chopin's works) in favour of the notation in b. 38 – we lead the phrase mark to the semibreve in b. 39, taking into account the four-bar structure of phrases. FE (→EE) adopted a different interpretation, perhaps easier to draw.
The missing phrase mark in FC (→GE) resulted from Fontana's oversight – see b. 34-37.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors of FC , Uncertain slur continuation