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b. 187-188

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

  in b. 188 in A & GE2

 in b. 188 in GE1

  in b. 187 in FE (→EE)
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The difference in the pedalling between A and FE does not seem to be accidental – both versions can be musically justified, while the difference is audibly perceptible and gives this transition a different expressive mood, which suggests that both are authentic. For example, Chopin could have been adding pedal markings independently to A and to [FC] or while proofreading FE1. In the main text we give the markings of the principal source, that is A, while the FE version can be considered an equal variant.
The absence of  in GE1 is most probably an oversight (the  mark in bar 198 and the pedal markings in bars 199-200 were also overlooked), corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 187-188

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

in A (→GE) & EE2

No sign in FE (→EE1)
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The  hairpin was probably added to A after [FC] had been finished (probably together with slentando). In EE2 the mark – slightly shorter – was added on the basis of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 187-188

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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In A the L.H. figure starting in the 2nd half of bar 187 was initially written on the bottom stave (in treble clef). The motif started with – analogously to the previous ones – a fifth, without the g1 third.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 187-192

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text we omit the inauthentic R.H. part fingering added by EE in bar 187, 189 and 191-192.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 187-188

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

Slurs from 2nd quaver  in A, literal reading

Slurs from 1st quaver in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The A slurs are most probably inaccurate, which was deciphered already in GE (→FE,EE,IE). The majority of similar motifs are devoid of slurs, yet the first one provided with a slur (bar 17) clearly shows how Chopin envisioned its range in such situations. The fact that the slurs should end before the rest is also evidenced by the authentic slurs in bars 90-91 and 92-93. The issue concerning the slur's starting point – see the note on bars 17-20.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions