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Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 22

composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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In FE (→EE1) there is an erroneous  before the bottom note of the sixth (e1). The mistake was corrected in all teaching copies bearing traces of being developed with Chopin. A corresponding correction was also entered into EE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ , Errors repeated in EE

b. 33

composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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In A (→FE) there are only 3 flats before the 1st chord – e2, c2 in the R.H. and a1 in the L.H. In FC and EE1 a  lowering c1 to c1 and a cautionary one before a were added, while in GE and EE2 a cautionary  before e1 was also added.
The necessary  lowering c1 to c1 was added in FED.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , Cautionary accidentals , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 43

composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

Arpeggio sign in A & FED

No sign in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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In A the arpeggio sign merged with the  before the second grace note (see the note on grace notes above), hence it was omitted both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE). In FED Chopin added a diagonal slur to mark arpeggio.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Errors resulting from corrections , Errors of FC

b. 44-46

composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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In A (→FC,FE) accidentals were inserted very inaccurately – in total, 4 sharps and 12 naturals are missing – which, however, does not impede the determination of the correct text. Accidentals were being added in GE and EE, although it is only in EE2 that the notation is totally correct. The naturals before the b-b1 octave in b. 44 were also added in FED.
Interestingly enough, the notation of FCI is more accurate than the one of A – only one  and 5 naturals are missing.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 46

composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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FE overlooked the  before the minim at the beginning of the bar (g2). The accidental was supplemented in EE and FED.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED