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. 4), Sonata in C minor
Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major
Sources
- Fontana's copy I
- 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
- Corrected impression of EE1
- Revised impression of EE1a
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.
Among the corrections visible in the Prelude in A
major, the following are noteworthy:
- Hesitation as to the time signature, which was initially written down as
. - Dynamic hairpins having been crossed out in b. 19-25.
- Corrections to pedal markings, e.g. shorter pedal in b. 20, longer in b. 50 and 54.
- Revised density and arrangement of accompaniment chords, e.g. in b. 39, 44 or 49.
The most frequent defects of A are overlooked accidentals, particularly in b. 43-54. The vast majority of them do not hamper the interpretation of the text, although the missing 
raising f1 to f
1 in b. 19 may suggest wrong text.
| Original in: | Biblioteka Narodowa, Warszawa |
| Shelf-mark: | Mus. 93 |
