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Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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b. 29-32

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

cresc. - - - in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

No indication in FC (→GE1)
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The missing cresc. - - - indication in FC (→GE1) is an oversight of the copyist – see the note in b. 28. The indication was added in GE2 (→GE3) presumably on the basis of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 29

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

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In A one can see crossed-out  and  before the 5th and 6th R.H. notes, which is yet another proof that the composer was convinced that accidentals were valid also in adjacent octaves (at least in such a context). The accidentals were added only in GE and EE.

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

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

b. 30

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

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A and the remaining sources contain 3 poorly justified cautionary accidentals in this bar – flats before e1 and e2 and a  before f2. We omit them in the main text; in turn, we add a  raising g1 to g1, which is necessary and which was overlooked in A. The sharp was added both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE).
Moreover, FE overlooked the  raising f to f, which was corrected in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 31

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

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In A (→FC,FE→EE1) there is no  raising e to e. The inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE2.
In the main text we add a cautionary  before g (Chopin added a respective accidental only before g1 in the R.H. part). It was already added in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 32

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

Slur in A (→FE→EE)

No slur in FC (→GE)
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The slur was overlooked by Fontana together with the other markings – see b. 28-32.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC