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Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 14

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

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In the main text we add cautionary naturals to the c-c1 octave, and the d2 in the R.H. The naturals in the L.H. were also added in GE and EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 15

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

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In the main text we add cautionary accidentals to the 3rd and 4th L.H. octaves. The flats to B-b were already added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 17-19

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

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In A (→FC,FE) there are no flats lowering d1 to d1 in b. 17 and 19. They were added in EE and GE. See also b. 25 and 27.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , 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