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Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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b. 17

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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EE omitted the  sign at the end of bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 19

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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A (→FE,FC→GE) has no  lowering a1 to a1. The obvious inaccuracy was spotted only in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 21-29

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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In the 2nd half of b. 21, A (→FC) places an unjustified  before d2, but omits a  raising f1 to f1. Equally in b. 29 which in the manuscripts is only marked as a repetition of b. 21. The overlooked  was added in all editions except FE in b. 29. In both bars EE removed the unnecessary , we include this revision in the main text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 22-30

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

No marking in A (→FC,FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

in GE1
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 in GE1 resulted from an erroneous interpretation of the letter in b. 22, with which Chopin marked that bar as part of the abbreviation used for the notation of b. 25-32. The indication was also repeated in b. 30. Both erroneous markings were removed in subsequent GE. A similar mistake was committed in GE in the Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1, b. 39 and analog., where the letter used in the abridged notation of repeated bars was printed as . 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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The crossings-out and corrections visible in A reveal that Chopin initially wrote 4 bass octaves as dotted crotchets. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A