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Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 41-44

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

No fingering in A (→FE,FC→GE)

Fingering in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 42-44

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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Chopin used in these bars cautionary naturals before a(1) and g(1) in b. 42 and d(1) in b. 43. FC (→GE) and EE also added a  before G in b. 44. In the main text we include all the above naturals; moreover, we suggest naturals before d1(2) in b. 42 and g(1) in b. 43.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Fontana's revisions

b. 44

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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In FE the  in the L.H. part is before the top note of the third on the 3rd quaver in the bar, which results in A-c. The patent mistake was corrected in EE. The remaining sources also contain the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 46

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

No fingering in A (→FE,FC→GE)

Fingering in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 49-53

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

No fingering in A (→FE,FC→GE)

Fingering in EE in bars 49 & 53

Fingering written into FES in bar 49
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In the main text we include the fingering entered by Chopin into FES. In turn, nothing indicates that the different fingering of EE could be authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FES