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Op. 28 No. 20, Prelude in C minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 5-6

composition: Op. 28 No. 20, Prelude in C minor

Continuous slur in A (→FC,FE→EE), AB, ACh & CGS

Separate slurs in GE
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The notation of the slurs of FC, although generally compliant with A, may raise doubts – the ending of the slur in b. 5, which closes the line, only slightly goes beyond the bar line; therefore, the fact that the engraver of GE assumed that the slur ended in b. 5 does not actually come as a surprise, especially since the previous three slurs practically reached the bar lines.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 13

composition: Op. 28 No. 20, Prelude in C minor

Long accent in A (→FC,FE→EE), ACh & CGS

Short accent in GE

No mark in AB
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The type of the accent written down in FC may be unclear if we do not compare it to other accents, e.g. in the Prelude No. 23 in F Major, b. 21, particularly without access to A. It justifies the engraver of GE to a certain extent. The missing accent in AB is compensated by the presence of  – see the note in the previous bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE