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Op. 28 No. 20, Prelude in C minor

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p. 1, b. 1-13
p. 1, b. 1-13
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A - Autograph
FC - Fontana's copy
AB - Autograph Beauchesne
ACh - Autograph Cheremeteff
CGS - Copy by George Sand
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz Copy
FES - Stirling copy
FESch - Scherbatoff copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE1a - Corrected impression of EE1
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1a
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FC - Fontana's copy
AB - Autograph Beauchesne
ACh - Autograph Cheremeteff
CGS - Copy by George Sand
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz Copy
FES - Stirling copy
FESch - Scherbatoff copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE1a - Corrected impression of EE1
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1a
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  b. 4-5

Continuous slur in A (literal reading→FE→EE) & CGS

Separate slurs in A (contextual interpretation→FC→GE), AB & ACh

The slurs of A between b. 4 and 5 are ambiguous – the slur in b. 4, which ends the line, clearly suggests continuation, which is not confirmed by the slur in b. 5. The four-bar structure of the Prelude, emphasized by the change of register and dynamics, makes us consider the ending of the slur in b. 4 to be inaccurate, which is confirmed by the notation of both later album autographs.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Uncertain slur continuation

notation: Slurs

Missing markers on sources: CGS, AB, ACh, A, FC, EE1, EE2, FE1, FE2, FED, FEJ, FES, FESch, GE1, GE2, GE3, EE1a
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