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Op. 28 No. 6, Prelude in B minor

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b. 13-14

composition: Op. 28 No. 6, Prelude in B minor

Pedalling in A (→FC→GE, →FE→EE)

Pedalling in CGS
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In CGS the  marks were written very inaccurately – by the end of each of the semiquaver groups. Moreover, the first  mark was also omitted. It was most probably related to the lack of space under the bottom stave due to the low-placed beams (except for GE, in the sources the semiquaver stems are pointing downwards). It seems that the copyist cared more about an aesthetic entry in an album than about the precise placement of indications, which she could have considered obvious. 

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b. 23-26

composition: Op. 28 No. 6, Prelude in B minor

in A (→FE→EE)

No sign in FC (→GE) & CGS

   in EE
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The missing  mark in FC (→GE) is almost certainly a result of an oversight of the copyist. The omission of the mark in CGS is most probably of a similar nature. The addition of the  mark in b. 26 must be a revision of EE, quite frequent in Chopinesque first editions – cf., e.g. the Prelude in C Major, No. 1.

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issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark , Errors of FC