FE1 - First French edition


Publisher: Adolphe Catelin et Cie
Date: VIII 1839
Plate number: Ad. C. (560) et Cie
Title: 24 Préludes
Dedication: Son ami Camille Pleyel

First French edition based on A, in which the whole cycle of Preludes was divided in two books, 12 pieces each. Chopin did not participate in its preparation – proofreading of FE1, which included supplemented accidentals and pedaling, was conducted by Julian Fontana. General description of FE1 in the entire Op. 28 – see the Prelude in C no. 1.

In the Prelude in B minor the major intervention of FE1 was the addition of naturals lowering the c notes (in various octaves) to c in b. 12-14. The other differences with respect to A are errors, e.g. the change of the middle note of the 2nd chord in b. 19 from f1 to g1, or inaccuracies, e.g. the   hairpins in b. 1-6, 9-10 and 23-24 having been extended.

Original in: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Shelf-mark: Ac.p. 2710