The version of A (→FC→GE1), in which these three bars are based on the c
-e-g diminished chord, most probably resulted from an oversight of the naturals lowering c to c (in various octaves) by Chopin. The correctness of the version of FE (→EE) is mainly evidenced by three teaching copies bearing clear traces of having been developed with Chopin, in which the C major chord as the harmonic basis of those bars was not questioned; it is also evidenced by CGS, which was written by a person who was both close to Chopin and a witness to the creative process of the cycle of Preludes. The naturals visible in FC are an addition by H. Scholtz, coming from the 1870s. The change introduced in GE2 could have been drawn from FE or a result of an accurate analysis of the harmonic structure of the piece by the reviser.
category imprint: Differences between sources
issues: GE revisions, Foreign hand additions in manuscripts, Omission of current key accidentals, Errors of A, FE revisions, Last key signature sign
notation: Pitch