CGS - Copy by George Sand


Date: (VIII 1839-1854)
Title: [Prélude]
Dedication: None

Copy made by George Sand (photocopy in: K. Kobylańska, Rękopisy utworów Chopina, Cracow 1977), the first of six Preludes copied by the novelist in an extensive album containing pieces by various composers, written by various persons. CGS was probably prepared on the basis of FE2, which is supported by the following arguments:

  • compliance in terms of layout (division into lines);
  • almost full compliance between both sources in terms of text – the differences may generally be explained by inaccuracies (the  at the beginning of b. 8 having been written too low), oversights (no accent and dynamic hairpin in b. 8-9 or L.H. slurs in b. 13-15 and 17-23) or poor layout decisions (repeat sign used in b. 7);
  • common characteristic details, e.g. the position and type of the grupetto mark in b. 16, no  in b. 17-18.

Dating – see the Prelude in A minor no. 2.

Original in: Pivate collection
Shelf-mark: None