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Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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b. 180

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

 in 2nd half of bar in A (→GE) 

No marking in FE (→EE1)

mid-bar in EE2

 in first half of bar suggested by the editors
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As in the case of the entire group of dynamic indications in bars 164-179,  was almost certainly added by Chopin to A (→GE) after [FC] had been finished. The composer placed it in the middle of the bar, which, according to us, is a particularly clear example of placing markings within and not at the beginning of their scope. Chopin would sometimes follow the former rule, although back then it was already the latter that was generally observed. Due to this, in the main text we move this  to the beginning of the motif.
This indication was also added by EE2, on the basis of GE1; however, it was placed earlier, before the 2nd triplet. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Centrally placed marks , Inaccuracies in A

b. 186-187

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

slentando - - - in A

slentando - - in GE

No indication in FE (→EE1)

slentando in EE2
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The slentando - - indication was almost certainly added to A after [FC] had been finished, which is indicated by its absence in FE (→EE1). In GE the dashes marking the range thereof were led only to the middle of bar 187, while in EE2, in which the indication was added on the basis of GE1, there are no dashes at all.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 190-193

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

accel. - - - & dim. in A

accel. - - & dim. - in GE1

accel. - - & dim. - - in GE2

accel. - - & dim. - - - in FE

accel. - - & dim. - - in EE
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In A the dashes marking the range of accel. are written inaccurately – in bar 190, which ends a line, there is only one, at the beginning of the bar, yet in a new line, from bar 191, Chopin continues writing dashes to the beginning of bar 193, confirming that the accelerando is still valid. We give this interpretation of A in the main text. In the editions the dashes in bar 190 were supplemented, but in the next bars their versions differ significantly from the A notation, mainly in terms of assigning the dashes to accel. or dim. In A dim. is placed above the dashes, which means that they all concern accelerando. Meanwhile, in GE the range of accel. includes only just the 1st triplet in bar 191 – the following dashes already concern dim. and reach the end of bar 191 in GE1 (a mistake – in the new line the marks were overlooked, from bar 192), while in GE2 the end of bar 192 (inaccuracy). The disparity between both indications is even greater in FE (→EE), in which the dashes following accel. reach only the end of bar 190, while the dim. indication is prolonged with dashes to the very end of bar 193 (in EE the marks in bar 193, on a new page, were overlooked). The GE version must be a distortion of the A notation, while the EE version is an inaccurately reproduced FE notation. On the other hand, it is uncertain whether one can similarly drop the matter of the FE version, which theoretically could have resulted from Chopin's intervention, either to [FC] or while proofreading FE1. Practically speaking, the A and FE versions can be considered two ways of implementing accelerando combined with diminuendo – a longer (gentler?) accelerando, which is joined by diminuendo, or a shorter accelerando, which then flows into diminuendo.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 206

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

sempre legato in A (→GE) & EE2

No indication in FE (→EE1)
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Chopin added sempre legato to A after [FC] had been finished, which explains its absence in FE (→EE1). In EE2 the indication was added on the basis of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 206

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

in A (→GE) & EE2

No marking in FE (→EE1)
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Chopin added  to A most probably – as was the case with sempre legato – after [FC] had been finished, although in the case of a single, inconspicuous mark an oversight, e.g. by the copyist, cannot be ruled out. In EE2 the mark was added after comparing it with GE1. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions