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Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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b. 148

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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On a similar principle as the one used in bar 144 and 146, in A and FE there is no  to g3 in the last triplet. The accidental was added by GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 148

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

d2(3) in A (→GE) & FE

d2(3) in EE
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The reviser of EE took the  raising d1 to d1 in the preceding bar (added in FE and repeated by EE) at face value, which made him add naturals raising d2(3) to d2(3). Assuming that d1 is correct, it is naturally the right decision – the entire passage must be consistent and feature either d or d. This is one of the arguments against the authenticity and correctness of this d1 – whoever (Chopin or reviser) added the  in bar 147 in the belief that it changed the text would have also added  in the discussed bar as well, at least at the pitch of d2. On the other hand, an accidental in bar 147 only makes sense when it is a cautionary accidental, which points to a mistake by the reviser, described in the note concerning that bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions

b. 149-152

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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From the 2nd half of bar 149 to the end of bar 152 the R.H. part does not contain any accidentals in A, as a result of which the entire figuration, based on an A7 chord, would include g notes, instead of g. GE added all necessary flats, while in FE they were supplemented gradually and randomly, hence it is only just EE that shows the correct text (in FE1 flats were added to g3 in bar 151 and to g in bar 152, while in FE2 also to g1 in bar 149, g2 in bar 150 and G in bar 152).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in FE

b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

in A (→GE)

No marking in FE (→EE)
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 was added to A after the basis for FE had been finished, that is [FC]. The same applies to the analogous situation in bar 233. See also the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 153

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No marks in A (→GE) & FE1

Accents in FE2 (→EE)
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In the main text we include the accents added – certainly by Chopin – at the stage of proofreading FE2 (→EE). The marks were added in a place without any dynamic indications, since  is present only in A (→GE). Therefore, one can ponder whether Chopin did not regard these markings as an alternative. The fact that they should not be considered separately, which is what we believe, is supported by analogous bar 233, in which Chopin added to A both  and the accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE