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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FC

b. 1

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

before 3rd beat in A

after 3rd beat in FC (→GE)

on 3rd beat in FE (→EE)
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The fact that the  mark was placed in FC (→GE) further probably results from an imprecise notation of A, in which the 3rd L.H. crotchet is under the 6th R.H. quaver, since its initial version was crossed out (it was probably a G-d fifth). Consequently, due to the  mark being so close to the next  mark, it seems that the pedal encompasses the entire bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC

b. 4

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

Accent in A, contextual interpretation

No mark in FC & FE (→EE)

Staccato dot in GE
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In A (→FC) the L.H. part is marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 3. When expanding on that abbreviation, both FE (→EE) and GE omitted the accent, probably considering it to refer to the R.H. However, Chopin would actually associate accents with the L.H., which is proven by the notation of b. 12, in which the accent is put over the L.H. chord. In FC, unlike in A, the accents in b. 1-3 are placed closer to the R.H. part, which somehow justifies the omission of the accent in GE, but not the addition of a staccato dot in this place.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated notation of A , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 9-10

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

Accents in A (→FC,FE→EE)

No marks in GE
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The abridged notation of these bars in FC creates confusion in the application of performance marks – accents, cresc., pedalling. We assume that the notation is compliant with the notation of A (except cresc.); however, GE interpreted it differently – the accents were omitted, and the pedalling marks were repeated.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC

b. 9-10

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

No pedal markings in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Pedalling in GE
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The pedalling of GE resulted from the vague, abridged notation of these bars in FC – see the note above.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC

b. 10-11

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

cresc. in bar 10 in A (→FE→EE)

cresc. in bar 11 in FC (→GE)
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B. 10 is written in FC in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 2, and the cresc. indication present therein was written in b. 11, perhaps to remind us that the dashes concern that very mark. GE, however, considered that version binding instead of the indication in b. 2 (10) and reproduced it literally, omitting the beginning of the crescendo in b. 10.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC