b. 240-246
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In AsI in these bars, there is no indication that the bass line should be doubled an octave lower. It is likely that it is not an earlier version but a simplified, incomplete record, hence we do not regard it as a full-fledged variant. In all the remaining sources, the bass line is led in octaves, generally written down with the use of con 8va starting:
See also the adjacent note. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Bass register changes , Abbreviated octaves' notation |
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b. 240
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The change in the placement of the marcato indication, introduced by GE1 and the remaining editions, does not seem to be accidental; however, its authenticity remains uncertain. Therefore, in the main text we give the version of A, considering the notation of GE (→FE,EE,FESB) an equal variant. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 240-254
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 241-242
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composition: Op. 43, Tarantella
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In A due to the charred corner of the page the part beginning with b. 241 to the end of b. 242 is illegible. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources |
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b. 241
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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Lacking in the sources is the bottom note of the L.H. octave, B2. As the scale of Chopin's piano only reached down to C1, the addition seems more than justified. Cf. bar 491. category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information issues: Constraint from piano range |