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Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FC

b. 45

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

 after chord in A (→FE→EE)

under chord in FC (→GE)
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The  asterisk is written in A clearly after the crotchet on the 4th beat of the bar, which seems to be a deliberate decision, since Chopin initially wrote it under the quaver ending the passage. In FC it is so close to the F-f octave that it seems that it is placed under it, which was reproduced as such in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 46

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

 under grace note in A, contextual interpretation

under chord in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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The  mark in A occupies an uncommonly large space – from the octave at the end of b. 45 to the crotchet rest in b. 46. The pianistic sense – increasing the span of the final chord – requires that the  mark be placed under the grace note, which, however, was not performed in any of the remaining sources. In a similar situation in the ending of the Prelude No. 5 in D Major, Chopin wrote  clearly under the grace note.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in FC , Inaccuracies in A