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Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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b. 94

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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FE (→EE) feature here an f1-g1 second, twice (as in the previous bar). The mistake was corrected in FED, perhaps by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED

b. 99

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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As in bar 3, in the main text we add a cautionary  to f1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 101

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

C in FC (→GE)

Chord in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we give the FC (→GE) version, entered by Chopin instead of the crossed-out chord, preserved in FE (→EE). Chopin's correction also included the addition of  and of the pedalling and the extension of the R.H. slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 103-111

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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In the main text we add cautionary accidentals – naturals to a1 in bars 103 and 111 and to b1 in bar 109. They were added to FC already by the reviser of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts

b. 113

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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We add a cautionary  before B1 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions