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b. 25

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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The sources differ in the combination of cautionary accidentals used in this bar. A (→FE) has a  before d1 in the 1st chord and a  before e1 on the 5th quaver in the bar. In GE the  was omitted, while in EE – the . Moreover, in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE4 a  was added before a1 on the 2nd quaver. In the main text we also add a  before g2 on the 5th quaver.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 25-27

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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As was the case with b. 24, in A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). The accidentals were added in EE (all) and in GE (except a1 in b. 26 and a in b. 27).
See also bars 27-32.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 27

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we omit the superfluous  (cautionary?) before a1, present in all sources.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 27

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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In the main text we omit the Chopinesque  to g2, present in all sources, totally unjustified in this place. The same in bar 35.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 28

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

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A (→FE→EE1) lacks  rising c1 to c1. The obvious Chopin's imprecision was corrected in GE and EE2, as well as in FES which displays  written in probably by Chopin himself.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Last key signature sign