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Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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b. 93

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

No accidental above  in sources

[] suggested by the editors
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As in analogous bar 23, the missing  specifying the sound of the top note of the mordent as c3 is probably Chopin's inaccuracy. However, a version with c3 cannot be completely ruled out. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

b. 94-95

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

Slur in b. 94 in FC (→GE)

Slur to b. 95 in FE (→EE)
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The R.H. slur, present in this form in all sources, proves that, in spite of the change of mode and dynamics, Chopin associated the last bar with the preceding phrase. Due to the above, we give preference to the L.H. slur in FE (→EE), implementing the same idea.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 95

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

No pauses in FC (→GE)

Pauses in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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Both versions – with or without fermatas – may be authentic, whereby fermatas, if added by Chopin in the stage of proofreading FE, would be his latest decision. Both versions also seem musically attractive – longer reverberation of the D major chord compensates for the lack of cadence in this key, while ending the chord in accordance with the rhythm reminds not only of the key, but also of the resolute, feisty nature (risoluto) of the phrases maintained in the key of D major. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.
See also the note on the pedalling.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 95

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

in FC (→GE) & EE

No sign in FE

Our variant suggestion
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As was the case with the fermatas, both pedalling versions may be authentic – both the standard FC version and the single  mark in FE are often used by Chopin in the endings. Another argument against a possible mistake ( overlooked in FE) or a revision ( added by the copyist – cf. the ending of the Prelude in B, Op. 28 No. 11) is the fact that both versions correlate with the presence of fermatas – pedal release is marked in FC, in which there are no fermatas. In this situation, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: No pedal release mark