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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : Errors repeated in EE

b. 49-50

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

3 d2 in GE

5 d & 4 d2 in FE (→EE1)

4 d & 4 d2 in EE2 (→EE3)
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As was the case with b. 23-24 and analogous, we base the main text on FE, which was proofread by Chopin; we only omit the d note, which was certainly added by mistake to the A-a demisemiquaver in b. 50. That note was also abandoned by EE2 (→EE3), probably on the basis of a comparison with analogous b. 283.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 50

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Two rhythmic errors crept into FE1 here: at the beginning of the bar a dotted quaver and a semiquaver instead of a dotted semiquaver and demisemiquaver (in both parts) and a quaver triplet instead of a semiquaver triplet in the L.H. The latter was corrected in FE2 and EE1, while EE2 (→EE3) corrected both mistakes.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , FE revisions , Errors repeated in EE

b. 67

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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As was the case with b. 41, in FE (→EE1) there is no  restoring g2 in the last octave in the bar. The mistake was corrected in EE2 (→EE3), where sharps were added next to both notes of that octave. The same version is in GE, which is also almost certainly an editorial revision, since these accidentals are absent in b. 274 and 300, which were marked in [A] in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 41 and 67 and, consequently, could not differ from them.
In the main text we add only the necessary  next to g2.   

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 91

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In FE1 (→EE1) the 1st note in the 2nd L.H. demisemiquaver group is a d. The patent mistake was rectified in FE2 and EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , FE revisions , Errors repeated in EE

b. 95-96

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In these bars Chopin overlooked the naturals lowering g(1) to g(1). It is proven by the absence of those accidentals in FE (→EE) and by the fact that they were added in print in GE, which is indicated by the gaps between the notes. The authenticity of the additions to GE is not confirmed, yet Chopin's mistake is evidenced by analogous b. 119-120, in which accidentals are present in all sources.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE