Op. 2, Variations in B♭ major
Op. 10, 12 Etudes
Op. 11, Concerto in E minor
Op. 21, Concerto in F minor
Op. 22, Polonaise in E♭ major
Op. 24, 4 Mazurkas
Op. 25, 12 Etudes
Op. 26, 2 Polonaises
Op. 27, 2 Nocturnes
Op. 28, 24 Preludes
Op. 30, 4 Mazurkas
Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor
Op. 50, 3 Mazurkas
Op. 63, 3 Mazurkas
Op. 64, 3 Waltzes
Op. 28 No. 5, Prelude in D major
Sources
- Autograph
- Fontana's copy
- French edition
- First French edition
- Corrected impression of FE1
- Dubois copy
- Jędrzejewicz Copy
- Stirling copy
- Scherbatoff copy
- German edition
- First German edition
- Revised impression of GE1
- Corrected impression of GE2
- English edition
- First English edition
- Revised impression of EE1a
- Corrected impression of EE1
A - Autograph
Date: | 22 I 1839 |
Title: | 24 Préludes |
Dedication: | Son ami J. C. Kessler |
Autograph fair-copy of all 24 Preludes, sent from Majorca on January 22, 1839 to Julian Fontana for copying. A served as the basis for the first French edition. Many deletions and corrections together with a considerable number of various errors and inaccuracies represent the work devoted by Chopin to A but also the effort the completion of such a large manuscript demanded from the ailing composer. A more detailed description of A as a whole – see Prelude in C no. 1.
The most significant corrections performed in the Prelude in D major include:
- changed tempo indication from Vivace to Allegro molto,
- changed rhythm of the tied R.H. notes in b. 13-16 and 29-32,
- changed line of the middle R.H. voice in b. 34-36.
Dense notation without spaces between great staves is noteworthy; consequently, in many places the pedal markings – added to a generally finished text – had to be written on beams, slurs, etc.
Original in: | Biblioteka Narodowa, Warsaw |
Shelf-mark: | Mus. 93 |