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Op. 28 No. 22, Prelude in G minor

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Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 4

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

Slur from 1st quaver in A, interpretation suggested by the editors

Slur from 2. quaver in A (possible interpretation→FC→GE, →FE→EE)
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a koniec może sugerować połączenie z łukiem w t. 5. Obie możliwości interpretacji końcówki tego łuku znalazły odzwierciedlenie w źródłach,

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 5

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

2 slurs in A (probable interpretation→FC→GE)

Continuous slur in FE (→EE)
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The ending of the slur that started in b. 4 may suggest in A that it should be combined with the slur in b. 5; it was reproduced as such in FE (→EE). In turn, the copyist in FC (→GE) assumed that the slur reaches the beginning of b. 5 but does not combine with the slur that begins there. According to us, it is the latter that is more likely; therefore, we give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 7-8

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

Continuous slur in A, contextual interpretation

Separate slurs in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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Bar 7 is marked in A (→FC) in an abridged manner as repetition of b. 6. It brings into question the slurring, since the slur over b. 8 begins in A before the end of b. 7, which suggests that it should be combined with the preceding slur, which, in fact, is not written out. In FE (→EE) the slurs are not combined; however, since both the range and the shape of the slur in b. 8 suggest that it should be continued, in the main text we encompass these bars with a continuous slur. The slur of FC, although generally very similar to the slur of A, does not imply continuation, hence the motif in b. 8 in GE is encompassed with a separate slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 9-10

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

Slur to end of bar 9 in A (literal reading→FE→EE)

Slur to bar 10 in A (possible contextual interpretation→FC→GE)
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The slur of A does not reach b. 10; however, it cannot be ruled out that this is what Chopin's idea looked like – cf. the next two slurs in this phrase. Fontana implemented that possibility in FC (→GE); it even seems that he was prolonging that slur on purpose.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Fontana's revisions