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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Errors repeated in FE

b. 3

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

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In A (→FE,FC→GE) there is no  restoring g1 on the 3rd crotchet in the bottom R.H. voice. The mistake was noticed only in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 24

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

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In A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). Such oversights of accidentals defining the current key are among the most frequent mistakes of Chopin. The accidentals were added in GE and EE. The same applies to the next three bars. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in FE

b. 25-27

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

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As was the case with b. 24, in A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). The accidentals were added in EE (all) and in GE (except a1 in b. 26 and a in b. 27).
See also bars 27-32.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 27-32

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

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In these bars Chopin would consistently put accidentals in A (→FE) only next to the bottom notes of the L.H. octaves (or not at all, as is the case with the 2nd crotchet in b. 27-28). Moreover, in b. 32 the  lowering c1 to c1 was crossed out in A! In FC Fontana added only 4 naturals concerning c1, while GE and EE contain all necessary accidentals.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Deletions in A , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 30

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

d1-d2 in A (→FC,FE), contextual interpretation

d1-d2 in A (→FC,FE), possible interpretation, & GE1 & EE

d1-d2 in GE2 (→GE3)
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There are no accidentals before the last octave in A (→FC,FE), which results in d1-d2, which is a patent mistake. There are two possibilities:

  • Chopin meant a d1-d2 octave, yet he forgot to write a  next to the bottom note of the octave (version of GE1 and EE);
  • Chopin meant a d1-d2 octave, but he did not cancel the previous  next to the top note of the octave (version of GE2).

According to us, it is the latter that is much more likely, as it is suggested by the harmonic analogy in b. 29-30 and 31-32.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Errors repeated in FE