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Issues : FE revisions

b. 297

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

f1 in EE, GC (→GE) & FE1

g1 in FE2
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In FE2 the topmost note of the chord was arbitrarily changed from f1 to g1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions

b. 300

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No accidental (d) in GE & FE1

 (d) in FE2 & EE
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According to us, the version with d resulted from Chopin having overlooked the  in [A] (→GE,[FC]→FE1). Therefore, in the main text we include the  added in FE2 and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

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

b. 306

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A the  before the middle note of the L.H. chord is placed clearly too low, which in this case could have been due to the intention of avoiding collision with the bar line. Fontana correctly interpreted the meaning of that mark in FC (→GE); however, in FE the sharp was initially ascribed to the bottom note of the chord, g. That erroneous version got to EE1 and was then corrected through the addition of a proper  both in the last phase of proofreading of FE and in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Accidental below/above the note