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Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 33

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

e1 in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

g1 in GE2 (→GE3)
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The legitimacy of the revision of GE2 is questionable – see b. 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 35

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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As was the case in b. 3 and 11, there is no  raising b to b in A (→FC,FE). The accidentals were added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 40

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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In the main text we add cautionary flats before the 3rd L.H. quaver (a) and the 6th R.H. quaver (a1). The R.H. accidental was also added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 44

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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In the last R.H. triplet, A (→FC,FE) contains only the  lowering d3 to d3. In GE and EE, a  was added before the next quaver (d2), yet the overlooked  restoring g2 on the last quaver of the bar is absent in all sources.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 49

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

g in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

b in GE2 (→GE3)
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The main text – the 8th g quaver – comes from A (→FC→GE1,→FE→EE). However, the analysis of the corrections visible in A in the final section of the Prelude leads to the conclusion that it may be the uncorrected initial version and that the intended note was a b, like in analogous b. 57. Chopin changed the pitch of the middle triplet notes in 12 places in b. 49-66, out of which 6 times from g to b in the broken E major chord. In this situation, it is likely that the first bar of this section remained uncorrected inadvertently (Chopin would overlook a correction in one of a few similar places on a number of occasions – see, e.g. the Prelude in F Minor No. 8, b. 17).
Therefore, the version of GE2 (→GE3) with b may be considered an equal variant. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Omitted correction of an analogous place