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b. 7

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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We add a cautionary flat next to e2 - like in PE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 7-11

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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A bears traces of corrections made in the 1st  crotchet of the L.H. in bars 7 (erasure)  and 11 (crossing-out). In bar 11, Chopin replaced the chord f-a-d1 with the third d1-f1. Traces of his intervention in bar 7, although less clear, also point to the same change. A corresponding correction was also introduced by the composer in all the analogous bars: 39, 43, 91 and 95.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 7-8

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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In A, the slur over these bars was in fact combined from three shorter fragments.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 7

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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The sources differ in the notation of the first chord in the R.H.:

  • in JC, all three components are combined with one stem; such a kind of notation can often be found in Chopin sources, also in autographs. However, taking into consideration numerous errors and inaccuracies, JC cannot be considered as a fully reliable source in terms of the notation's details.
  • in EF there is a two-part notation: the minim a-e1 has a separate stem pointing downwards.
  • in PE the notation is unclear; probably it refers to a two-part notation in which the minim a-e1 has a stem pointing upwards. This is the interpretation we give in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Different values of chord components

b. 7-12

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

Ties in CLI, GE & EE

No ties in FE
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In FE there are no ties sustaining the upper notes of the octaves in bars 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. According to us, the most probable explanation is a kind of misunderstanding at the time of changing the original brief notation of the octaves with the use of 8 under the upper notes for regular notation. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Abbreviated octaves' notation