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b. 117

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

d1 in chord in A (→GE) & FE2 (→EE)

e1 in chord in FE1
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The dotted e1 quaver, present in FE1, must be a mistake, corrected – probably by Chopin – in FE2 (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 117

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

=43 in FE (→GE)

No metronome indication in EE

=42 suggested by the editors
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In the sources the metronome marking reads =43. It must be a mistake, since the Maelzel metronome does not show this value. Assuming that only one digit is wrong, in the main text we suggest the closest number accessible to the users of traditional metronomes. We choose 42, and not 44, since confusing one of two identical digits is much less likely. Theoretically speaking, one could think of other numbers meeting the above criteria, e.g. 48 or 63, but it is already the first one that can hardly be considered a slow tempo. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 117-118

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

Slur from 5th quaver in A, literal reading

Łuk from 3rd quaver in A, contextual interpretation

Slur from b. 118 in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 117-118

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

Slur from a1 crotchet in A, literal reading

Slur from quaver in GE (→FE,IE)

No slur in EE, interpretation
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As was the case with the R.H. slur beginning in bar 117, one could assume that the A notation is inaccurate. It results from the very clear harmonic structure of this fragment, in which the four-quaver groups starting on weak beats constitute a sequentially repeated dominant-tonic combination, which determines phrasing already at the level of motifs. Therefore, in the main text we suggest the GE slur (→FE,IE), in spite of it being probably a result of a mistake in the interpretation of A, and not of a harmonic analysis, as in A the initial fragment of the slur is poorly visible, since it blends in with the stave. In EE only the ending of the slur was printed (in bar 118, in a new line), which we interpret as no slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 118

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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A has a natural next to the 10th quaver in the L.H. written by a foreign hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Foreign hand additions in manuscripts , Cautionary accidentals