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Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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Issues : EE revisions

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. 27

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

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A (→FE,FC→GE) has no  lowering a1 to a1, as in b. 19 (in the manuscripts the discussed bar is only marked as its repetition). 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 repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 34

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

Slur in A (→FE) & EE2

No slur in FC (→GE) & EE1
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The missing slur resulted from the oversights of Fontana and of the engraver of EE1. The slur was added in EE2; most probably after FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Errors of FC

b. 39-40

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

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The L.H. octaves at the beginning of these bars are notated in EE in an abbreviated form, with 8.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions

b. 41

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

Unslashed grace note in A

Slashed grace note in FC (→GE) & EE2

Small crotchet in FE (→EE1)
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In the main text we keep the Chopinesque notation of the grace note as small, non-slashed quaver. The remaining source versions are inauthentic – slashing grace notes was a constant manner of Fontana, while overlooked flags are one of the most frequent mistakes of FE. After all, in this context, those versions are equivalent, since Chopin quite often did not attach importance to the form of notation of grace notes – cf., e.g. the Prelude No. 2 in A Minor, b. 5 and analog., or the Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1, b. 41.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Fontana's revisions