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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 76

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

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We removed superfluous sharps (cautionary?) placed in A next to a in bar 76 and a1 in bar 86. All editions had a similar approach. The deletions visible in A show that this kind of superfluous sharps were initially written in A still in bars 72, 79-80 and 84. See also bars 99-100. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Last key signature sign

b. 99-100

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

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In the sources there are unnecessary (cautionary?) sharps before A at the beginning of bar 99 and a in bar 100. In A one can see that Chopin initially wrote a few other sharps of this type (in bars 92 and 101-102), which he then deleted. In the main text we do not give these signs.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 144

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

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At the beginning of the bar in A (→FE→GE1,EE1) there is no  raising c to c. The mistake was corrected in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign

b. 171

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

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FES includes a cautionary  next to c2 in the L.H. – most probably written with Chopin's hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Cautionary accidentals , Annotations in FES , Last key signature sign