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composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor
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The misspelled name of the dedication's addressee almost certainly resulted from a mistake by the engraver of FE1. It was not corrected until EE2, probably on the basis of a comparison with GE. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Dedications |
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composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor
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It is difficult to say which of the two authentic versions concerning the tempo/character of the introduction – A and FE – was later and whether Chopin considered the last change to be final (the deletion visible in A shows that both indications already resulted from changes). In the main text we provide the more detailed indication of the principal source, that is A. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations |
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composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor
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In EE the authentic title of the piece – Fantasy [Fantaisie] – was provided with a numeral, Second [Seconde], to emphasise that Chopin had already composed a fantasy (Op. 13). This kind of numbering of subsequent pieces of the same genre was sometimes used by Chopin himself (e.g. in the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 or in the Nocturne in D category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions |
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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In FE we can see here a "zf" marking, which is most probably a distorted version of category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions |
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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In the main text we provide only the beginning of the extensive authentic dedication: "à Mr Joseph Elsner We omit the additional information about the addressee's position, function and honorary title, which is compliant with Chopin's practices used in other pieces, in which he mentioned only the addressee's title and surname, sometimes preceded by the name. It is unclear why the editions omitted the dedication – perhaps it was assumed that after Chopin's death and after 20 years from the date of creation of the Sonata the dedication was no longer relevant. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Dedications |
, Op. 27 No. 2); nevertheless, in this case, it does not come from the composer. What is more, on the collective title page, the Fantasy was described as Great – Grand Fantasia – which must have been arbitrarily added by the publisher.
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