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Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 43

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

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In FE the 5th semiquaver in the bar is d1, which is a patent mistake, corrected in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 45

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

Staccato dot in A (→FC,FE)

No mark in GE

2 dots in EE
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The missing staccato dot over the f4 quaver is an oversight of the engraver of GE, and the second one added over the L.H. quaver – a revision of EE (in such type of texture Chopin would often regard the articulation markings – dots, slurs – written over the R.H. part as applying to both parts).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE

b. 46

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

No sign in A (→FE,FC→GE)

in EE
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The omission of the  mark at the end of the Prelude is quite frequently encountered in Chopin's pieces and almost certainly not accidental – cf. the ending of the Prelude No. 7 in A Major. The mark added in EE is therefore certainly inauthentic and inconsistent with Chopin's intention.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 46

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

in A (→FC→GE) & EE2

Small quaver in FE

Small crotchet in EE1
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Further simplified forms of the grace note in FE and EE1 must be mistakes of the engravers. The revision of EE2 was based on a comparison with GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE