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b. 12

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

Chord with fingering in A (→FE,FCGE)

Chord with fingering suggested by the editors

Chord without fingering in EE & CGS

Simplified chord in FES

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The version entered – most probably by Chopin – into FES may be considered an acceptable variant, facilitating the performance (Chopin did not cross out the fingering, but it is clear that it does not apply to this version). In GE the R.H. chord was written in a complicated, obscure manner (reproduced only in the graphical transcription – version "transcription"), not resulting from the notation of A (→FC), i.e. the a1-c2 third was provided with a separate stem and placed before the other elements of the chord. In the main text we mark the Chopinesque fingering, indicating a simultaneous performance of the R.H. a1-c2 third with the 1st finger, in a manner compliant with the one that was adopted in the National Edition for two keys being pressed with one finger. Chopin used such a measure for a minor third on black keys on a few occasions – cf. the Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, II mov., b. 16, Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, II mov., b. 77 and most probably also the Scherzo in C Minor, Op. 39, b. 6-8 and 14-16.   

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Inaccuracies in GE , Annotations in FES

b. 12-16

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

2 slurs in A (→FC), literal reading

2 slurs in FE (→EE) & GE

Slur in CXI

No slurs in CGS

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In A (→FC) the last phrase mark of the Prelude also encompasses the final rest. It may be an inaccuracy, quite frequently encountered in Chopin's works, as it was interpreted in the editions; this is also the interpretation we give in the main text. However, it cannot be ruled out that such an ending of the phrase mark emphasizes the gradual dispersal of music, like the crossed-out pedal release mark. No division between the phrase marks in b. 14 in CXI can be explained by a misinterpretation of the Stichvorlage – the phrase marks of A are written with a flourish, which could have also been the case of the hypothetical manuscript that served as the Stichvorlage for CXI (Fontana committed a similar mistake in FC – see b. 6). The fact that the phrase mark was led to the end of b. 16, like in A (→FC), but unlike in the editions, is also noteworthy.
The missing phrase marks in CGS are most probably an oversight of the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 13

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

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In A (→FE) and CGS there is no accidental before the bottom note of the last R.H. crotchet. Therefore, it should be interpreted as an a1, which must be a mistake. A was added by Fontana in FC (→GE) and by the reviser of EE. The accidental was also added in FED (with Chopin's hand) and FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Fontana's revisions , Errors repeated in FE

b. 13-15

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

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In A one can see corrections of the bass notes in b. 13 and 15 – Chopin moved them an octave lower. It is quite a frequent change used by Chopin in the stage of refining his pieces, cf., e.g. the Prelude No. 11 in B Major, b. 13Lento con gran espressione WN37, b. 1 and 3 or the Etude in A Major, Op. 25 No. 1, b. 1.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes , Bass register changes

b. 14

composition: Op. 28 No. 7, Prelude in A major

e-b-d1 in A (→FCGE, →FEEE) & CGS

f-b-d1 in CXI

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The version in CXI is most probably a mistake by the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources