Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 11-19

composition: Op. 28 No. 4, Prelude in E minor

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Both in b. 11 and 19, the grace notes in A (→FEEE) are non-slashed, whereas in FC (→GE) – slashed. It is an inaccuracy that would often happen to Fontana-copyist, in this case almost certainly contrary to the intention of Chopin. The Chopinesque entries in FED equate the grace note and the crotchet with two quavers, which can be considered one of the performance possibilities of these motifs. We recommend a slightly shorter grace note, which could be written down as .
We give the variants resulting from the above differences of notation in the notes to b. 10-11 and 18-19.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Non-slashed grace notes , Fontana's revisions

b. 12

composition: Op. 28 No. 4, Prelude in E minor

Fingering written into FED, FEJ & FES

No teaching fingering

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In three out of four teaching copies, we find identical Chopinesque entries, indicating a swap of fingers on the c1 note (from 1st to 2nd). The entry in FED is clearest, whereas the one in FEJ – most difficult to read.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ