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Issues : fz – f

b. 54

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No markings in AI

 in FE (→GE,EE)

 suggested by the editors
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A possible error of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE) is indicated by the repeated  just at the beginning of bar 55. A number of other examples of omission of the letter 'z' in  makes this error highly likely.

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

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f

b. 54

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No marking in AI

in A

in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we give  written in A. As in many different cases (see e.g. the Etude in C minor, No. 4, bar 1),  in FE (→GE) is almost certainly a result of misunderstanding of the manuscript by the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f

b. 63

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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EE1 (→EE2) printed only  instead of . The mistake was rectified only in EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , fz – f

b. 110

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in A

 in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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The letter 'z' in the  marking was omitted in the first editions of Chopin's works several times – cf., e.g. the Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 4, b. 1.
The erasure visible in A suggests that Chopin initially wrote there a , which, in turn, indicates that there is a difference in meaning between  and ; however, it is unclear what the difference actually is. According to us, it is likely that  could be associated with an isolated or a target accent, after which the current course is not continued anymore. On the other hand, , applied in the Variations much more often and always accompanied by an accent, usually long, or a  hairpin, generally implements the appoggiatura dynamic scheme – it emphasises the first out of the pair of the concerned notes.

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

issues: Corrections in A , Errors in GE , fz – f

b. 154

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 in A (→FC) & GE2 (→GE3)

No marking in FE (→EE)

in GE1
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The missing  is most probably an oversight of the engraver of FE. The  marking featured here in GE1 must also be a mistake, which was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , fz – f