Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 89-90

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

Staccato dots in R.H. in bar 90 in A

Dots in FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3GE4)

Dots in L.H. in GE1

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In the proofreading of FE1 Chopin completed the staccato dots in the 2nd half of bar 89 (in the parts of both hands) and in the 1st half of bar 90 (in the L.H.). In GE1 all six dots concerning the R.H. were overlooked, which was corrected in the subsequent GE. Cf. bars 6970-71 and 85-87

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 91-92

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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In A the 2nd half of bar 91 and the 1st quaver of bar 92 are provided in the part of the R.H. with staccato dots. Chopin removed them in the proofreading of FE1 – see the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 91-92

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

Dots & slurs in A

Slur from bar 91 in FE (→GE,EE)

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In the main text we give the longer slur with which Chopin replaced staccato dots and shorter slurs of A in the proofreading of FE1. He introduced similar changes in almost all analogous places.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 94

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

a in A (probable reading) & FE2 (→EE)

in A (possible reading→FE1GE)

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It is difficult to clearly state whether in A the last chord in the R.H. includes an element placed on the bottom stave and if it does, which one it is. According to us, a bolder stem next to a possible note is not a deletion, yet blurred ink. Due to the fact that it faces up, the blurred note was probably an a. FE1 printed here b, only the proofreading of FE2 indicated that Chopin thought about a, same as in bar 84. However, the erroneous version of FE1 was adopted in all GE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 95

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Same as in the previous analogous places Chopin removed the staccato dots written in A while proofreading FE1. However, as a result of the inaccurately performed correction, the dots in the 2nd half in bar 95 remained partially visible. GE interpreted the notation correctly, yet in EE these not too visible signs were considered to be valid and, moreover, their counterparts in the part of the L.H. were added.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE