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b. 361

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in A

No  in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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The omission of the  hairpin coupled with the cresc. indication was an arbitrary decision of the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 361

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Short accents in A (→GE→FE)

Vertical accents in EE
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As before (bars 343 and 347 and bar 357), in EE the horizontal accents were arbitrarily changed to vertical ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 361-362

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

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In A Chopin wrote two cautionary accidentals – flats to e3 in bar 361 and to a2 in bar 362. In GE (→FE,EE,IE) naturals were also added, to c1 in bar 361 and to f3 in bar 362. We include all these accidentals in the main text; we also add a  to A in bar 362.
In bar 361 in A there is no  to the 4th quaver (f2). The inaccuracy was corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 362

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FEH

Our alternative suggestion

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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The fingering of FEH determines one of possible continuations of the Chopinesque entry in FED, whereas Fontana's fingering in FE – a different one. In the main text, we take into consideration the entry of FED only, defining the most important element of the passage's fingering – the thumb under. As an alternative solution, we suggest a combination of the fingering of FED with three digits of FEH, which could have been entered by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 362-363

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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FE is missing the necessary accidentals at the beginning of the last triplet in bar 362. Moreover, the  raising e1 to e1 in bar 363 is only just at the beginning of the last triplet. In turn, a  is unnecessarily repeated before e2 at the end of the 1st triplet in bar 363. The missing accidentals were added both in GE and EE; however, the revisions were inaccurate – the erroneous accidentals were not completely removed, while EE added even a new one, a  before d2 at the beginning of the 2nd triplet in bar 363. It is only GE3 that introduced a notation compliant with all contemporary standards. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals