mUltimate Chopin

FC - Fontana's copy

Copy of the lost autograph, made by Fontana. It served as the basis for the first German edition.

M. Schlesinger, Paris, plate number M.S. 2489:
FE1 ‒ first French edition, December 1837,
FED ‒ teaching copy belonging to Camille O'Méara-Dubois, in this Mazurka without annotations,
FES ‒ teaching copy belonging to Jane Stirling, in this Mazurka without annotations.

Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, plate number 5851:
GE1 ‒ First German edition, January 1838,
GE2 ‒ Revised impression of GE1 (ca 1872-1873).

Wessel & C^o, London, plate number (W&C^o.N^o.2170):
EE1 – First English edition, November 1837.

Principles behind the main text of
the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2

As our basis we take FC as a source that bears visible traces of Chopin's detailed corrections and was prepared more carefully than other authentic sources. We take into account those elements of FE whose authenticity raises no reservations and which complement the text of FC or convey important, probably later variants.

Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

FC - Fontana's copy

FE - French edition

GE - German edition

EE - English edition

Principles behind the main text of
the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

FC - Fontana's copy

FE - French edition

GE - German edition

EE - English edition

Principles behind the main text of the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Principles behind the main text of
the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2