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Issues : Omissions to cancel alteration

b. 291-292

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the tertial sequences in A and in all editions, there are no accidentals to the bottom note of the 2nd semiquaver on the 3rd beat of bar 291, which gives b2, the top note of the 1st semiquaver in bar 292 (b2) and the bottom note of the middle semiquaver in the triplet (b2). When interpreted literally, it is only the third one that sounds correctly; however, after adding the undoubtedly overlooked first two accidentals – a  to b2 and a  to b2, respectively – a  restoring b2 is necessary also there. We reproduce these patent mistakes only in the graphic transcriptions of the sources (the versions "transcript").

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A

b. 311

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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FE1 lacks both the  raising e1 to e1 at the beginning of the bar, and the  restoring e1 two quavers later. In EE1 only a  before the 1st quaver was added, while in FE2 was also added only a , but before the 3rd quaver! Therefore, it was either misplaced or supposed to be a . The text of GE and EE2 (→EE3) is correct.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Errors repeated in EE

b. 311

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In A the  restoring e2 is missing, which is a patent mistake – cf. bars 278 and 286. The accidental is present in AsI; it was also added in GE1 and repeated in the remaining editions. In the main text we also add a cautionary  to e1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 318

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

No accidental (d3)  in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

 (d3) in GE3

 (d3), our alternative suggestion
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There is no accidental before the penultimate semiquaver in the majority of the sources. When interpreted literally, it is a d3 due to the  before the 2nd semiquaver. This version, inconsistent notation (e2-d3) aside, implements the harmonic scheme of such figures in bars 315-318, using chord elements only, and we give it as such in the main text, adding a reminding  before the discussed note. However, one cannot exclude an oversight of the alteration's cancellation by Chopin, which is one of his most frequent mistakes. The version with d3, resulting from such an assumed mistake, continues the melodic and pianistic scheme defined in the two previous figures, which we suggest as an acceptable variant. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions

b. 319-320

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Same as in analogous bars 169-170, in A (→GE) there are no flats restoring a at the beginning of the 2nd half of each bar. The mistake was corrected in FE (→EE), probably at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE