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b. 188

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

Trill over b1 in FE

Trill over b1 & a1 in GE

No trill in bar 188 in EE
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The differences in the length of the wavy line of the trill are most probably accidental. There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the version of FE. The version of EE must be erroneous – if the b1 in bar 188 was not supposed to be encompassed with the trill, there would be no reason to drag the wavy line over the naturals introducing a new key. According to us, a possible Chopinesque proofreading of GE is also unlikely – a single note, in this case an a1, is a natural way of ending a trill in such a context.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 188

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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In GE, there is no  restoring a1 at the end of the bar. This patent mistake was most probably originally present also in FE (and probably also in [A]), in which, however, it was corrected in the last proofreading.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in GE

b. 188

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Hairpin in FE (→GE,EE), literal reading

Long accent in FE (→GE,EE), contextual interpretation
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The almost half-bar long ​​​​​​​ hairpin in FE (→GE,EE) should be undoubtedly interpreted as a long accent – cf. a distinct accent 2 bars later.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 188-201

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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From b. 186 to b. 219, the text of FE, encompassing pp. 17-18, is identical with b. 42-75 (pp. 9-10), since it was only two plates that were used to print these four pages in FE, out of which each was provided with double pagination.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

b. 188-189

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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The missing slur in AF does not seem to be an oversight; it is rather an element of an intermediate performance indications concept between AI and GE, or of an alternative one. In the main text, based on GE, we include the slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations