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b. 184-185

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No markings in sources

[] suggested by the editors
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Our variant suggestion is based on the authentic pedal markings in analogous bars 180-181. In the discussed bars the markings are generally compliant in all sources; it is only in FE (→EE) that the  asterisk is placed only just at the beginning of bar 186, which we do not consider an actual variant of the markings, since it must be an inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 184-186

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

E1 crotchet in b. 186 in A & GE2

No E1 crotchet in GE1

E1 crotchet in b. 184 in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the most likely explanation for the difference in the placement of the E1 crotchet would be it having been added by Chopin both to A and [FC], although a Chopinesque correction to [FC] is also likely, not to mention a mistake by the copyist, misled by the similarity between the subsequent two-bar phrases. As it is impossible to determine whether Chopin considered one of the versions final, in the main text we give the text of the principal source (A), recommending the FE version as an equal variant.
The absence of E1 in GE1 most probably resulted from the engraver's distraction, who left space for this note while inserting , but eventually did not add it. This is not the only piece of evidence for the engraver's distraction in bar 186 – he also overlooked the first tie to B.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Bass register changes

b. 184

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

mid-bar in A (→GE)

 under B in FE (→EE)
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It is uncertain whether the difference in the placement of the  mark was intended by Chopin; however, in the face of numerous pedalling differences between A and FE, which cannot be explained by mistakes or inaccuracies, we suggest to consider the FE pedal, starting earlier, to be a potentially authentic variant. Similarly, in bar 186.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 184-185

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE1

Fingering in EE2
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In the main text we do not include any of the two versions of the inauthentic fingering provided in EE1 and EE2. The EE1 version could have resulted from a mistake, since the fingering of similar motifs with a repeated note points to the reviser's clear preference for swapping fingers in such situations.
See also bars 187-192, 195-199 and 201-204.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 184

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

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text in bars 182-184 we suggest a slur written by Chopin in the respective place in the exposition (bars 4-6). The slurs of the sources end in bar 183.

category imprint: Editorial revisions