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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 34

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In FE (–>EE1) there is no  to the bottom note of the last L.H. octave. The patent oversight, most probably by Chopin, was corrected in EE2 (→EE3). The correct notation is also to be found in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 36

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

d-f-d1 in FE (→EE1)

d-f-b-d1 in GE & EE2
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The note b visible in GE in the chord on the 4th quaver of the bar was probably removed by Chopin while proofreading FE1 (→FE2,EE1). A respective correction was not performed in analogous b. 269, which presumably made the reviser of EE2 restore the initial version. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 40

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

f2-f3 in GE, FE & EE2 (→EE3)

f2-f3 in EE1
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The EE1 version is most probably an oversight by the engraver. Nothing points to its authenticity.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 41

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In FE (→EE1) there is no  restoring g2 in the last octave in the bar. The mistake was corrected in EE2 (→EE3) by adding sharps next to both notes of that octave; the same notation can be found in GE. In the main text we include only the necessary  next to g2. Likewise in b. 67.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 42

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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FE overlooked the  raising E to E. The mistake was discovered and corrected in EE. In the main text we add cautionary naturals next to the following octave, D-d.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE