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b. 322

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No marking in A (→GE) & FE1

in FE2 (→EE)

(), our variant suggestion
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We introduce the  indication, which must have been added by Chopin in the stage of proofreading FE2 (→EE), into the main text in a variant form (in brackets).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 322

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Slur from first quaver in A

Slur from beginning of bar in GE & FE (→EE)
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In A the starting point of the slur encompassing the final passage is not clearly defined. The tip of the slur is between the 1st and the 2nd triplet quavers and is quite high above the notes (above the shorter slur of the separated voice), hence it cannot be said which quaver it concerns. These factors could have made the engraver of GE (who considered this version of notation inaccurate on a larger scale) lead this slur from the 1st note in the bar. The origin of the longer FE slur could be similar, yet other scenarios are likely as well – in this edition the second slur in this bar is missing, hence the copyist (or the engraver) could have assumed that the overlapping A slurs are an inaccurately written down extension to the slur. According to us, the A slur is supposed to run from the 1st triplet quaver assigned to both hands (e), from which the characteristic 6-note motif being the basis for the entire passage begins (cf. bars 188-195). We provide this interpretation of the A notation in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 322-324

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

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In A the accidentals to the bottom notes of the L.H. octaves in bar 322 and 324 are missing. The omitted  and  were added in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 323

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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FE overlooked the  raising a to a. The patent mistake was corrected in EE. The correct text is also in A (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 323

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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The cautionary flat before b1 was added in the proofreading of FE (→EE) as well as in GE2. In the case of FE, one cannot exclude Chopin's intervention, although the revision of GE2 proves that such an addition could have also been performed by the reviser.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions