Issues : Various titles
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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There are certain differences between the sources in the wording of the title given to the entire opus and to that particular Nocturne. EE is the most arbitrary in that respect, containing a sentimental and definitely inauthentic title "Les Plaintives". category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , Dedications , Various titles |
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composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor
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Both the sentimental title "Les Plaintives" and the description 7e Nocturne placing the Nocturne on the list of the works of that genre published by Chopin are definitely an arbitrary addition by the publisher of EE. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Dedications , Various titles |
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composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major
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In the main text we give the title as adopted in FE and confirmed in the engraver's copy of several Etudes (No. 5-8 and 12). The title included in CLI, although earlier, is also authentic – Chopin himself described in this way one of his etudes in a letter to a friend – and reflects Chopin's pragmatic approach to the issue of the pieces' names (cf. the original title of Berceuse Op. 57, "Variants"). Therefore, it is hard to assume that the extended titles of GE and EE were something more than a marketing ploy of the publishers, which, after all, were gladly used also in case of other genres, e.g., in waltzes, in which the authentic titles were extended with different adjectives: 'grande' in Op. 18, 24, 42, 'brillante' in Op. 34, 'nouvelle' in Op. 42 (see also Etudes Op. 25). We also give this dedication in the version of FE (→GE). Its extension in EE seems to be rather an idea of the publisher who, however, could have agreed it with Chopin. Apart from FE1 (→EE2→EE3), the erroneous initial of Liszt's name (J) also appears in some copies of FE2 and GE1. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Dedications , GE revisions , Various titles |
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composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor
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In the main text we give the title and dedication in the undoubtedly authentic version adopted in FE. The extensions of both the title (in GE and EE) and the dedication (in EE) most probably come from the editors. See the Etude in C major, No. 1, bar 1. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Dedications , GE revisions , Various titles |
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composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major
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In the main text we give the title in the wording adopted in the headings of FE and GE. There are no doubts that such additions to the title as "grande" in FE and EE or "nouvelle" on the title page of FE were introduced for marketing purposes and on the initiative of the editors (sometimes perhaps also upon Chopin's consent). The Waltz published in Pacini's publishing house (FE) appeared as a part of a bigger album, "Cent-Et-Un" and was given a subsequent number – 68. As a result of this, the numbering of pages is continued: it starts with page 408 and ends with page 415. The title of Pacini's album was also used by the English editor, Wessel, undoubtedly for the purpose of advertising and trading, adding to the Waltz in EE the indication "Cent-et-Un." category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Various titles , FE revisions |
