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b. 226

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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The missing  raising g1 to g1 in FE (→EE1) must be an oversight, corrected in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 226-227

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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The initial version of the 3rd beat of b. 226 and of entire b. 227 written down in AImaz as well as the changes introduced to it are discussed in the note to b. 168.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes , Main-line changes

b. 226-227

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we include the slur encompassing the bass motif, which Chopin must have added while proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 226

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

e3-a3 in A (→FE→GE)

c3-a3 in EE
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The version of EE is a typical Terzverschreibung mistake, in this case probably additionally influenced by the sixths in the adjacent bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 226

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Short accents in A (literal reading) & EE2

Different accents suggested by the editors

Long accents in GE

No marks in FE (→EE1)
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When interpreted literally, both accents in A seem to be identical and rather short – cf. the long accents in the middle of bar 228 and 230. However, it is the comparison with these bars, as well as with bar 311, 313 and 315, that suggests that Chopin could have wanted to differentiate between them. We can actually see a difference in their length if we compare the top arms of both marks, which, most probably written first, can be considered to be written more carefully, hence more reliable. Taking that into account, in the main text we suggest a short accent at the beginning of the bar and a long accent in the middle. GE standardised the marks as long accents.
The absence of the accents in FE (→EE1) almost certainly means that they were absent in A while [FC] was being developed, serving as the basis for FE – Chopin added the accents to A after the copy had been finished. In EE2 the accents were added on the basis of GE1, interpreting them as short.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in A