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Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

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b. 23

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

in A (→FC→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)
..

The missing  hairpin in FE (→EE) must be a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 28

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

in A (→FE→EE)

No sign in FC (→GE)
..

The absence of the  sign is an oversight by the copyist in FC (→GE). See the note below.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 52

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

in A (→FC)

in FE (→EE)

in GE
..

Adjusting  hairpins to the width of a bar is a routine revision of FE (→EE), like in previous bars. The change of direction of the mark is a mistake of the engraver of GE, often encountered in first editions of works by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE , Sign reversal