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b. 215

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Slur to f1 in sources

Slur to d1 suggested by the editors

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In A the slur reaches only the 1st crotchet in the bar, which was repeated by all editions. According to us, it is, however, the most glaring example of the inaccuracies concerning the A slurs in this section – cf. the slurs beginning too early or ending too soon in bars 200-201, 204 and 206 as well as at the beginning of lines in bar 203, 213 and 219. Due to this, in the main text we give a slur reaching the 2nd crotchet, in accordance with the musical sense – cf. bar 199.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 215-218

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

No fingering in A (→GEFE,IE)

Fingering in EE

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In the main text we omit the inauthentic R.H. part fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 215

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

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In A the arpeggio wavy line is on the right of the chord. According to us, it does not influence the meaning of this mark, hence we reproduce this notation only in the graphic transcription (version "transcript"). The editions put this mark in its regular position, before the chord.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in A

b. 215

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

Wedge in A, literal reading

No mark in A (literal reading→GEFE,EE,IE)

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The notation of the 2nd L.H. crotchet is unclear in A – it seems that is has two stems, one pointing upwards, and the other one pointing downwards, as well as a wedge under the note. However, the alleged stem pointing downwards is probably only an element resulting from the motion of writing a note on a ledger line (cf. bars 9 and 12, as well as 133-134), hence we could assume that we are dealing here with an E note provided with a wedge and with a stem pointing upwards. On the other hand, the version with a stem pointing upwards is incorrect in this case, while the wedge is questionable if we take into account the clear dots written under or over the bass notes in this and the next bars, which leads to the following hypothesis: Chopin wrote this E note with a stem pointing upwards, then, willing to change its direction, he prolonged the line running downwards with the help of the alleged wedge (forgetting to delete the top stem). This is how it was reproduced in GE (→FE,EE,IE), which we provide in the main text.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Wedges , Inaccuracies in A , Partial corrections

b. 215

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

No fingering in A (→GEFE,IE)

Fingering in EE1

Fingering in EE2

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In the main text, we do not include the inauthentic R.H. fingering added by EE1 and complemented in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions