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Issues : Inaccuracies in PE

b. 76

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No mark in JC

Accent in EF

Accent in PE

Alternative interpretation of PE
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Both in EF and in PE, the accent, though placed differently, falls on the 2nd beat of the bar. In the case of PE, however, the inaccurate placement of the minim of the upper voice raises some doubts, as far as the correct reading of Chopin's notation in [A] in this edition is concerned. Due to this fact, taking into account the accent in analogous bar 72, we propose an alternative interpretation of the notation of PE. However, varied accents in bars 72 and 76 may be considered as justified: in bar 72 the appoggiatura is highlighted, whereas in bar 76 – the sustained common note, which is the axis of the enharmonic modulation in bars 77-78.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in PE

b. 77-78

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in PE

b. 96-97

composition: WN 29, Waltz in E minor

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In PE both bar 96 and bar 120 fall at the end of the page, and on the next page, the curved line that seems to be a tie to b is not continued. We assume that this is the meaning of this curved line, as it was assumed in GE, in which bars 96-97 fall within the line (in bars 120-121 GE repeated the inaccurate version of PE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in PE

b. 119-120

composition: WN 29, Waltz in E minor

   in PE

   in GE

No markings in main text
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The pedalling of PE, with a  mark at the beginning of bar 120, although harmonically correct, is probably inaccurate, which is indicated by a comparison with analogous bars 15-16 and 47-48. The correction introduced in GE seems to be a compromise between the pedalling of the aforementioned bars and the markings of PE in the discussed bar. In the main text we omit pedal markings here, as before – see bars 17-24. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in PE

b. 125-127

composition: WN 29, Waltz in E minor

L.H. accents in PE, contextual interpretation

R.H. accents in GE
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Assigning the accents to the R.H. part must be a mistake by the engraver of GE. Although the version of PE is not clear from the graphical point of view, the natural addressee of these accents are the distinct L.H. minims resulting from syncopation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in PE