FE1 - First French edition
| Publisher: | Adolphe Catelin et Cie |
| Date: | VIII 1839 |
| Plate number: | Ad. C. (560) et Cie |
| Title: | 24 Préludes |
| Dedication: | Son ami Camille Pleyel |
First French edition based on A, in which the whole cycle of Preludes was divided in two books, 12 pieces each. Chopin did not participate in its preparation – proofreading of FE1, which included supplemented accidentals and pedalling, was conducted by Julian Fontana. For a general description of FE1 in the entire Op. 28 – see Prelude in C no. 1.
In this Prelude a number of mistakes and inaccuracies with respect to L.H. slurs were committed – the second slur in b. 19 was overlooked, the beginnings of the slurs in b. 2 and analog. were placed over the trilled crotchets, omitting the grace notes, the slurs in b. 7-8 were combined. Moreover, the rhythmic notation of the L.H. part in b. 15-16 was inaccurately copied.
| Original in: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris |
| Shelf-mark: | Ac.p. 2710 |