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Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 2

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

b in A (→FC,FE) & GE2 (→GE3)

a in GE1
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The version of GE1 must be the engraver's mistake, corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 12

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

c1 in A (literal reading→FE,FC→GE1)

c1 in EE, GE2 (→GE3), FED & FES
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The version of A (→FE,FC→GE1), without a  before the 3rd quaver in the bar, almost certainly resulted from Chopin's mistake, which is confirmed by the flats he wrote in FED and FES. In FC there is also no  before the 7th quaver, most probably due to an oversight, since in A the accidental is poorly visible due to the crossing-out showing through the page. Admittedly, both flats are visible on the photo of FC; however, they were added there much later by H. Scholtz, which explains the absence of the former in GE1 (the latter was added thanks to the  in the R.H.). The fact that those flats were added later is evidenced by their font (they are clearly bigger than the ones written by Fontana) and by the intensity of blackening, pointing to a pencil.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Errors of FC , Errors repeated in FE

b. 13

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

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We add cautionary naturals before f1 and f2 in the main text. The accidentals were also introduced in GE and EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 30

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

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In GE1 the 1st L.H. crotchet is an E-e octave. This typical Terzverschreibung mistake was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions

b. 49

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

C-c in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

E-c in FED, FES & GE2 (→GE3)
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This bar is a literal repetition of b. 33; as was the case with that bar, Chopin signalized a change of concept of the last crotchet with compliant corrections in the teaching copies. The changed version was also introduced by GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Chopin's hesitations , GE revisions , Annotations in FES