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b. 241

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

g-e1 in FE (→GE)

e-g-e1 in EE
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Nothing points to a possible authenticity of the version of EE. It is probably a revision by analogy with b. 261 or a mistake, e.g. an unfinished correction of the e-e1 octave – the correct g note was added, yet the erroneous e note was not removed.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 241-242

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

b tied in GE

b repeated in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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According to us, both source versions can be authentic, although mistakes cannot be ruled out:

  • in FE the tie to b could have been overlooked, like the slur in this bar;
  • in GE one can assume an unfinished correction – the tie was printed by mistake instead of the tie from the previous bar, and one forgot to remove it after the correct one had been added (examples of such unfinished corrections – see, e.g. the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, III mov., b. 282 or the Ballade in F, Op. 38, b. 179).

Due to the above reason, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 241

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slur in GE

No slur in FE (→EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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The whole-bar slur of GE probably resulted from an erroneous interpretation of the inaccurate slur of [A]. Chopin would generally start slurs running from a note written in notes tied by one or a few ties either from the first or last of those notes, but never the middle one. In the absence of a slur in FE (→EE), in the main text we refer to an analogous situation in b. 182. In the version of GE in which b is tied twice, the suggested slur is tantamount to the one written down in the source.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 241

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In EE1 the dots extending the b1-g2 crotchet were overlooked. The mistake was rectified in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 241-242

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

B tied in GE

B repeated in FE (→EE)
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As was the case with the slur and tie in this bar (see the adjacent notes), GE contain a tie that is absent in FE (→EE). However, in this case the choice of the main text was influenced by stylistic and pianistic reasons – a tied B significantly complicates the performance with a minimal difference to the sound. Moreover, one could assume that playing both elements of the octave is an improvement, since it underlines the culminant nature of this bar. In this situation, the absence of the tie probably resulted from the change of concept by Chopin, who removed it in the basis for FE or while proofreading it.

category imprint: Differences between sources