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Issues : Placement of markings

b. 29-30

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

Shorter slur in FC (→GE1)

Longer slur in FE & GE2 (→GE3)

Two slurs in EE
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Lack of ending of the slur in FC (→GE1) is probably an oversight of the copyist – in FC bar 29 is at the end of the line. The divided slur of EE may, however, mean that the slurring in the base text to this edition was unclear too. In the main text we give the undisputed slur of FE (same as in the previous, analogous phrase, the placement of the slur under the notes is certainly an arbitrary decision of the engraver).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Placement of markings , GE revisions , FE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 30

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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AI has no  here; Chopin wrote it later in A (→GE→FE→EE). The marking in A is placed over the R.H. what seems to have no special meaning here. We put it—following first editions—in a standard position between staves.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Placement of markings

b. 35

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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In FE the indication sostenuto was placed between the pentagrams.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Placement of markings

b. 35-36

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

No sign in A

Tie to F in FE (→EE,GE1)

Slur e-f in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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The slur under the F notes at the transition between the bars, added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE (→GE1,EE), seems to indicate sustention of this note. Comparison with the notation of this motif two bars earlier indicates, however, that Chopin most probably thought about a phrasing slur, which the engraver arbitrarily moved to the side of note heads (it was a frequent, routine procedure ordering the notation; in the case of dyads or chords, it could, however, change the sense of the sign, same as in this case). In the subsequent GE the slur was moved higher, most probably as a result of comparison with analogous situation in bars 33-34. Similarly in bars 139-140.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Placement of markings , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 36-38

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No pedal marks in AI

in A, literal reading

in A, contextual interpretation

 in GE1 (→FE)

in EE

 in GE2
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 A  has the asterisks  written at the end of those bars, although the mark in bar 37, when read literally, falls under the 3rd crotchet.  In GE1 (→FE) all the three marks are placed under the 3rd crotchet. In EE, the notation of FE in bars 37-38 was reproduced inaccurately, evidently due to graphic difficulties (pedalling for the last line, from bar 37, was written between the staves). In GE2 attempts were probably made to reproduce the notation of A, yet the effect of the changes  in bar 36, and particularly in bar. 38, is unclear.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Placement of markings , EE inaccuracies