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b. 189

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 189

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No marking in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE) & GE3

in GE2
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The authentic sources are devoid of the dynamic marking, which may suggest that it is  from b. 185 that is valid. According to us, it is an oversight of the composer, since it is only the  dynamics that can comprehensively reveal the fullness of sound of this virtuoso passage, encompassing almost the entire available range on Chopin's pianos. Chopin could have also assumed that another repetition of an identical passage (the last written out with notes) for the fourth time – after b. 49, 57 & 181 – does not require a reminder of the proper dynamics. Due to the above reason, in order to avoid misunderstandings, in the main text we add . A similar addition was introduced in GE2, but removed in GE3.
A similar situation can be found in b. 640. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 189-190

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE) & GE3

 in GE2
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The  hairpin is an arbitrary addition of GE2 (removed in GE3), modelled after b. 57-58. Chopin added similar, although slightly differently placed marks in FC in b. 49-50 & 57-58, yet he did not repeat that addition for the second time (b. 181-182 & 189-190). The reviser of GE2 must have noticed the missing  mark (see the adjacent note) and repeated both indications, i.e. , after having checked analogous b. 57.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 189

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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The 1st semiquaver in the 5th triplet in GE2 is an erroneous a2 (with repeated ). The mistake was corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 189

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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Like in b. 45, of which the discussed bar is a literal repetition, FE (→GE1→GE2) are lacking in the accidental before the 5th semiquaver from the end, which results in a g2. The mistake was corrected in EE and GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE