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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 294

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

c1 in chord in AsI & A

No note in GE (→FE,EE)
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The absence of c1 in the last chord is most probably an oversight by the engraver of GE (→FE,EE) caused by the notation of A, which is not entirely clear. The presence of this note in AsI, however, is a strong argument for a similar interpretation of the notation of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Uncertain notes on ledger lines , Inaccuracies in A

b. 296

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

2 dots & wedge in A

3 wedges in GE1 (→GE2→FESB, →EE,FE1→FE2)

Wedge in GE3
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The wedges in the editions must be an arbitrary decision of the engraver of GE (→FE,EE). The missing two marks on the 3rd beat of the bar are a mistake of GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , Wedges

b. 299

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Slur in A

No slur in GE (→FE,EE)
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The missing slur must be an oversight by the engraver of GE (→FE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 302

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Slur from B-d to d in A

Tie to F in GE1 (→GE2,EE,FE1→FE2)

Slur from B-d to c-e in FESB

Slur from F to c-e in GE3
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The meaning of the slur, which in A clearly concerns the top L.H. voice, is unclear in GE1 (→GE2) – one can see it as a slightly too short tie to the F crotchet at the end of the 1st beat of the bar or an inaccurate slur encompassing three thirds in the top voice. The first interpretation was adopted by FE1 (→FE2) and EE, while the second – by FESB. In GE3 the slur combines the F crotchet with the c-e quaver. In the main text we reproduce the notation of A, confirmed by an analogous figure in the next bar. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , FE revisions

b. 302

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In GE1 (→FE1,EE,GE2→GE3,FESB) there is no  restoring d at the beginning of the 3rd beat of the bar. The patent mistake – the absence of this accidental also impacts the sound of the last L.H. semiquaver, resulting in a combo of d1 in the R.H. and d in the L.H. – was noticed only in FE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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