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b. 6

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

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FE overlooked the  pedal release mark written in A. It was added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 6

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

 in A (→FE→GE1, first time)

 in FE (→GE1), first time & in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

 in EE
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The sources differ in the range of  hairpins. Taking into account various possibilities of interpretation of the not too carefully written signs in A (also in analogous bar 31) and a possibility of Chopin proofreading of FE (at the reappearance of this bar in the written repetition of bars 1-12), all three variants of the range of this sign can be considered to be potentially corresponding to Chopin's intention. In the main text we give the most possible interpretation of the hairpins of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 6

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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FE features e2 as the top note of the sixth beginning the 2nd half of the bar. This patent error was corrected in both pupils' copies, including annotations in this Etude – FED and FES.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FES

b. 6

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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In EE1 it is b that is the lowest note of the minim chord. This patent mistake was corrected in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 6-8

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

dim. - - in GC

dimi-nu-en-do in EE

No indication in FE

dimin. - - - - in GE
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The dim. indication was added by Chopin in GC (→GE), most probably also in the base text to EE. Its absence in FE proves that Chopin probably omitted the base text to this edition at the time of completing the Stichvorlage manuscripts in these bars. Similarly  in bar 8.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC