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b. 227

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

leg. in FE

leggiero in GE & EE
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The abbreviation leg. used in FE is ambiguous – it may be explained as leggiero or legato. However, if Chopin had wanted to change the indication with respect to analogous b. 223, which features leggiero, he would have certainly used an unequivocal indication. Due to this reason, in the main text we give leggiero, which is also compliant with GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 227-228

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In FE b. 227 closes the line, while the ending of the slur clearly suggests that it should be continued, which is not confirmed by the slur in b. 228, which begins from the 1st note. We interpret it as separate slurs, which is compliant with the notation of GE and which was interpreted as such in EE, based on FE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 227

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

 under f in A (literal reading) & FE (→EE)

under octave in GE
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The literal interpretation of the A notation, confirmed in FE (→EE) via [FC], does not, according to us, correspond to Chopin's intention. The composer would often write a  mark before the note it should apply to, particularly when the note was placed low. However, we must admit that in this case the mark is quite far from the G1-G octave, almost directly under the L.H. rest and the beginning of the R.H. passage. Of course, such pedalling is possible, yet a comparison with analogous bar 147, 149 and 229 is an argument for an inaccuracy – Chopin probably miscalculated the space necessary for the Ped abbreviation and started writing it too far from the octave. The GE notation, formally inaccurate, is therefore most probably correct.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 227-229

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Staccato dots in A (→GE)

No marks in FE (→EE)
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The staccato dots for the G1-G octaves in bar 227 and 229 were probably overlooked in [FC] or in FE (→EE). However, this does not significantly influence the interpretation of the text, since the dots in the two previous analogous bars (bar 223 and 225) should be considered a model to follow in this context.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 227

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering after EE
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In the main text we do not include the inauthentic R.H. part fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions