FE1
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
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  b. 218

Dotted minim in A (→GE)

Minim & crotchet in FE (→EE)

Both source versions must be authentic, and both resulted from corrections:

  • in A Chopin initially wrote the following version: , in which he then crossed out both crotchets on the 3rd beat of the bar and added dots prolonging the minims;
  • the FE version resulted from the final A version, which is confirmed by traces of performing corrections in print, visible in some copies, in particular the trace of the dot prolonging the a minim.

In this situation in the main text we give the FE version, having resulted from Chopin's most mature reflection; he eventually opted for the same version as in bar 202. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A, Chopin's hesitations, Deletions in A, Accompaniment changes, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris