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Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 29

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

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In A (→FC,FE) there is no  before the bottom note of the chord on the 2nd quaver (e). The patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE.
In the main text we add a cautionary  before the 4th semiquaver (c2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 30

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

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There are 3 authentic cautionary flats (before d2, g2 in the R.H. and e1 in the L.H.); in the main text we add another one, before the b1 semiquaver. In turn, in EE and GE2 a  was added before a2 on the 4th beat of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 32-33

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

No L.H. slur in A (→FC,FE→EE)

L.H. slur in GE
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Adding a phrase mark concerning the L.H. in similar contexts is a revision of GE, quite frequently encountered in Chopin's pieces.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 33

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

4 long accents in A (→FE)

4  in FC

4 longer  in GE

8 short accents in EE
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The four marks in A are typical long accents, which, however, were reproduced fairly accurately only in FE. The marks in FC are slightly longer, whereas in GE they were adjusted to the length of an entire semiquaver group. In EE, as it was performed in the preceding bar, the marks were considered accents and were doubled (there are separate accents for the right and the left hands).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in FC