mUltimate Chopin

A - Autograph

Autograph fair-copy of all 24 Preludes, intended as the basis for the first French edition.

Copy of A made by Julian Fontana, intended as the basis for the first German edition.

Ad. Catelin et C^ie, Paris, plate number Ad^e. C. (560) et C^ie.
FE1 ‒ first French edition, August 1839,
FE2 – second impression of FE1, (August⇒) 1839.
Brandus et C^ie, Paris, plate number B. et C^ie 4594.:
FE3 = FE2 with updated plate number, December 1846.

Four pupil's copies, in this Prelude without annotations:
FED ‒ copy of FE3 belonging to Camille O'Méara-Dubois,
FEJ ‒ copy of FE2 belonging to Ludwika Jędrzejewicz,
FES ‒ copy of FE2 belonging to Jane Stirling,
FESch ‒ copy of FE2 belonging to Maria Scherbatoff.

Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, plate number 6088.
GE1‒ First German edition, May 1840,
GE2 ‒ Later (around 1868), revised impression of GE1,
GE3 – Corrected impression of GE2 (1869-1871), in this Prelude without changes.

Wessel & Co, London, plate number W & C^o. N^o. 3098.
EE1 ‒ first English edition, January 1840,
EE1a ‒ corrected impression of EE1, ca 1843-1844.
EE2 ‒ revised impression of EE1a, ca 1856-1860.

Principles behind the main text
of the Preludes Op. 28

We accept A as the basis. In some places, where one might suspect Chopin to have had made a mistake, we compare A with separate manuscripts of the particular Preludes. We have taken into consideration the annotations on pupils’ copies reflecting Chopin's teaching remarks.

Op. 28 No. 10, Prelude in C♯ minor

A - Autograph

FC - Fontana's copy

FE - French edition

GE - German edition

EE - English edition

Filiation of the sources

Principles behind the main text
of the Preludes Op. 28

Op. 28 No. 10, Prelude in C♯ minor

A - Autograph

FC - Fontana's copy

FE - French edition

GE - German edition

EE - English edition

Filiation of the sources

Principles behind the main text of the Preludes Op. 28

Principles behind the main text
of the Preludes Op. 28