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Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 39-47

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

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There is no accidental to the last grace note in bars 39 and 47 in FC, while in FE in bars 39, 45 and 47. The patent oversights, the ones in bars 39 and 47 most probably by Chopin himself, who considered the earlier  to g1 to be sufficient, were corrected in GE (in bar 39 a  was added to FC already by the reviser) and in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of FC

b. 48

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

f in chord in FC (→GE1)

g in chord in FE (→EE) & GE2
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The improved voice leading, achieved by avoiding parallel B-f and c-g fifths, most probably resulted from the Chopinesque proofreading of FE (→EE). The fact that this version appears in GE2 suggests the use of FE in the revision of this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 54-62

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

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In the main text, we add cautionary naturals before b1 in bars 22 and 30. The reviser of GE1 also added them in FC; they were subsequently introduced in this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts

b. 56

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Longer slur in FC (→GE1) & FE (→EE)

Shorter slur in GE2
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The shorter slur of GE2 resulted from arbitrary revision, modelled on the version of FC (→GE1) in bar 24 – see bar 32.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 64

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Slur to 2nd beat in FC (→GE1)

Slur to first beat in FE (→EE) & GE2

Slur to first beat in FE (→EE) & GE2
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As part of the correction changing the sound of entire bar 64 – see the note below – Chopin shortened the slur. A similar shortening was performed in GE2 as well, in spite of keeping the initial version of the ending – see bar 32.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE