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Slurs from 1st beat to C1-C & final chord (after AB) |
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Slurs from 2nd beat to C1-C & final chord in ACh, literal reading |
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Slurs from 2nd beat to C1-C in ACh, contextual interpretation |
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No slurs in CGS |
In the main text we give the unequivocal phrase marks of A and the remaining sources stemming from it. The later autographs – AB and ACh – convey variants that do not seem to be simply inaccuracies of notation. As regards the longer phrase mark of AB – placed in the original in bars 5-9 of the 9-bar version of the Prelude – we admit it to the basic, 13-bar version as a variant of the slur in bars 9-13.
The phrase marks of ACh underline the beginning of the bass passus duriusculus; they also constitute the latest authentic variant concerning phrase marks in these bars. The ending of the phrase mark in b. 9-12 reaches b. 13, which, according to us, is an inaccuracy; however, when interpreted literally, it results in a variant combining both authentic versions of phrase marks.
The missing phrase marks in CGS must be one of numerous defects of that copy.
category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Errors in CGS
notation: Slurs