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Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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b. 54

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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The crossing-out visible in A at the end of the bar probably concerned the  mark; Chopin started writing it, yet having realised that a pedal change was superfluous, he stopped and crossed it out. Crossings-out of those marks in similar situations are also to be found at the end of b. 9, 20 and 41.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 67

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

   in A (→FE→EE)

No markings in FC (→GE)
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The missing pedalling markings in this bar are an oversight of the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 70

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

 in sources

() suggested by the editors
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A comparison with analogous b. 66 points to Chopin's possible mistake in this bar – a pedal change is not necessary here. Chopin could have been misled by the length of the bars – the halves of this bar take up more or less as much space as the preceding and the subsequent bars. Due to the above reason, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 71

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

1 pedal in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Half-bar pedals in GE
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An additional pedal change is most probably a mistake of the engraver of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE