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b. 300

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No accidental (d) in GE & FE1

 (d) in FE2 & EE
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According to us, the version with d resulted from Chopin having overlooked the  in [A] (→GE,[FC]→FE1). Therefore, in the main text we include the  added in FE2 and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

b. 300

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest adding a slur after the two preceding bars of an analogous structure. Chopin either forgot to mark this bar (cf. the previous note) or considered that the previous bars were enough (as a performance pattern).

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 300

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No markings in sources

[ten. ten.], our alternative suggestion
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Both bass notes are certainly to be played tenuto, as in the previous bars. The missing slur could be understood as an indication that the articulation should be other than legato; however, the tenuto markings are of a reminding nature: they indicate that the rhythmic value should be held to the end, which results from the context though – separating these notes as an independent voice written in long rhythmic values would be pointless if they were not to be held in full. Due to the above, we refrain from burdening the main text with indications that do not carry new information.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 300

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

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All sources feature a  to the G quaver. This accidental, in A written at the pitch of B, is a remaining element of the initial version, in which the 2nd half of the bar was the same as in the preceding bar. According to us, it could have been the initial version, changed in order to achieve a smoother transition – without repeating C – between the bars, or simply a mistake, consisting in copying the fragment of the preceding bar. In the main text we omit this unjustified accidental.

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

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections

b. 300

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

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In A there is no accidental to the 2nd quaver. The patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A