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b. 261-263

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

2 slurs in GE

No slurs in FE (→EE)
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The absence of slurs in FE (→EE) must be considered an oversight of Chopin, Fontana or the engraver – slurs are present both in analogous b. 3-4 and later in the introduction, in b. 263-267.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 261-265

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In GE1 the L.H. octaves in b. 261-264 are written down with the use of con 8a. In FE (→EE) it is also the 1st beat of b. 265 that was written down in this way. The abbreviation was expanded only in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 261-263

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No L.H. slurs in GE1 & FE (→EE)

L.H. slurs in GE2
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The L.H. slurs, added by GE2, are an arbitrary revision, probably related to the fact that the R.H. part was moved to the top stave (cf. b. 250-260).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions

b. 261-262

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No orchestral inserts in AsI & GE (→EE1→EE2, →FESB)

Progression of thirds in Af, contextual interpretation

Progression of thirds in A, contextual interpretation

Progression of sixths in FE & EE3

Complemented FE version suggested by the editors

Modified FE version, our alternative suggestion
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All three source versions of the text written in smaller notes are rather a harmonic complement to the solo part when "performed without accompaniment" than an actual replica of the string voices. At the same time, the earlier versions of Af and A are closer to the orchestral part than the later one, placed in a higher register. All versions of notation also contain mistakes or rhythmic simplifications; we reproduce the clearly erroneous ones only in the content transcription (version "transcript").
To the main text we adopt the supplemented version of FE (repeated also in EE3), which is evidence of Chopin's latest interaction with the solo part urtext.
Alternatively, assuming the erroneous rhythmic value of the d1-b1 sixth, we suggest a modified version of FE1. The versions of Af and A are almost identical in terms of sound; the former allows us to locate the mistake in the vague rhythmic version of A in bar 261 – the a-c1 quaver is supposed to be a semiquaver. The missing orchestral inserts in AsI are due to its working, unfinished nature, while in GE – probably due to the vague notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 261

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In an earlier version of the insert illustrating the orchestral part – see the note below – neither Af nor A contain a  raising a to a. A respective accidental is in the 2nd violins in AsI and the orchestral parts. The mistake was corrected only intermediately – in a later version of this insert, added in the stage of proofreading FE1, there is an a1 provided with a .

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A