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b. 1

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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The diminuendo hairpin in bar 1 (of the same range) appears only in FEF and GEF, and it must have been added by Fontana.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 1

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
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In two autographs, AO and AK, Chopin wrote an abbreviated tempo marking, Allto, which we expand - Allegretto.

The tempo and metronome markings in FEF and GEF are certainly inauthentic. In the editions, the metronome is written on the left-hand side next to the first great stave. Following the contemporary convention, we place it next to the tempo marking. The tempo marking is followed by a dot in both sources; in GEF, a dot is present also after the metronome marking - we do not take them into consideration in the edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 1

composition: Op. 43, Tarantella

EE

FC3 (→FE→IE)

A, GE
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In A and GE  there are no dynamic markings at the beginning of the piece. In FC3 (→FE →IE)  mark was introduced at the beginning of b.1; there's no reason to question its authenticity. Based on EE in the main text we present the marking in upbeat variant.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: No initial dynamic marking

b. 1-52

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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The repetition of the whole Waltz is marked in #CF and PE (segno, two codas at the end of the piece) and written out with notes in FEF and GEF. Both the repetition and the link between bar 52 and bar 1 bear marks of authenticity:

  • initially, the form of the Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2 was similar;
  • a harmonic link analogous to the link between bars 52 and bar 1 appears in Chopin's pieces on a number of occasions, e.g. in the Waltz in A major, WN 28.

In order to facilitate a transparent comparison of all sources, we change the written-out repetition in FEF and GEF to the version with segno and two codas (like in #CF and PE).    

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

b. 1

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

A (→GE2→GE3)

GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The value 192 entered in the metronome marking in A raises no source-related or stylistic doubts. Vivid, oberek-like tempo corresponds with the character of the first phrase of the Mazurka (bars 1-20). The same cannot be said about the value 108 appearing in GE1 (→FE→EE). As there are no traces of Chopin's intervention, the most probable explanation for the discrepancy is the accidental repetition of the metronome marking from the previous Mazurka in GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Metronome tempos