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b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

in A (→GE)

No marking in FE (→EE)
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 was added to A after the basis for FE had been finished, that is [FC]. The same applies to the analogous situation in bar 233. See also the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No marks in A (→GE) & FE1

Accents in FE2 (→EE)
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In the main text we include the accents added – certainly by Chopin – at the stage of proofreading FE2 (→EE). The marks were added in a place without any dynamic indications, since  is present only in A (→GE). Therefore, one can ponder whether Chopin did not regard these markings as an alternative. The fact that they should not be considered separately, which is what we believe, is supported by analogous bar 233, in which Chopin added to A both  and the accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Staccato dot in A (→GE)

No mark in FE (→EE)
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The staccato dot, placed in A high above the note, could have been overlooked by Fontana, which would explain its absence in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

at beginning of bar in A (→GE)

mid-bar in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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According to us, both versions of pedal markings in this bar are probably authentic – added by Chopin independently to A and to [FC] (or while proofreading FE1). Therefore, in the main text we suggest a variant solution. In analogous bar 233 all sources indicate that the pedal should be pressed at the beginning of the bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 153

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Triad g1-b1-d2 in FE

Fifth g1-d2 in GE & EE
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Neither GE nor EE include b1, which means that it was almost certainly added by Chopin in the last stage of proofreading FE – after the copies serving as the bases for GE and EE had been sent. It was most probably a correction in the strict sense – the omission of this note was just a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE