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b. 52

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

con forza in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Deleted in FES and removed from FEFr

Probable reading of the entry in FEJ

The variant proposal of the editors
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The indication con forza occurring in A (→GE>FE→EE) was deleted by Chopin in FEJ and FES, and removed by Franchomme from FEFr. We perceive those actions as the part of the radically altered concept for the dynamics in that part of the Nocturne (see bars 49-50). We also suggest the possibility of taking into account the somewhat unclear entry in FEJ.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEFr , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Annotations in FEJ

b. 53-63

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

Accompaniment in FES, interpretation

Version of remaining sources
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Harmonic accompaniment written into FES – see bars 45-52.

After selecting this version, it may be necessary to choose relevant versions also in bar 53 (slurs and accents), 53-54 (staccato signs), 54, 56-57, 57-61, 62 and 63 (slurs).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 57

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

The version of A

d1 not prolonged in GE

A stem and a dot added for d1 in FE (→EE)

The enriched version of FES
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The versions of A, GE and FE (→EE) differ only in the accuracy of notation of the sustained note d1. In FES Chopin entered a different, melodically richer version of that bar that, in our opinion, may be regarded at least on a par with the version of FE. Cf. bar 59.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Inaccuracies in GE , Annotations in FES , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Main-line changes

b. 57-58

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

in A (→FE→GE,EE)

in FED

Our variant suggestion
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Chopin's annotation in FED defines a different dynamic concept of the final passage of the Etude in this place. We give the information on this alternative solution to the version of A (→FE→GE,EE) in the main text in the form of an annotation at the bottom of the page.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 57

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

No ornament in FE (→GE,EE)

Arpeggio with grace note in FEH

Our variant suggestion
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The arpeggio with a grace note, added in FEH, is a very characteristic ornament of Chopin – cf. e.g. the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 2nd mov., bar 75 or bar 17 and 85.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Annotations in FEH