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Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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b. 218

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Dotted minim in A (→GE)

Minim & crotchet in FE (→EE)
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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. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 219-220

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Semiquaver over L.H. quaver in A & FE

Semiquaver after L.H. quaver in GE & EE
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As in bars 77-82 and analog., shifting the R.H. semiquaver beyond the 3rd quaver in the L.H. triplet was an arbitrary decision by the engravers of GE and EE, contrary to Chopin's understanding of such combinations.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Dotted rhythms and triplets

b. 219

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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As in bar 203, all sources include sharps (cautionary?) to A and a. In the main text we omit these unjustified accidentals.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 219-221

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Slurs to next bar in A, literal reading

Slurs over triplets in GE & FE (→EE)
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In the main text we suggest the literal interpretation of the A slurs. Typical Chopinesque triplet slurs are short and rarely go beyond the triplet (cf. bar 78, 114 and 281), which justifies our interpretation, in spite of the discussed slurs having been written carelessly. Therefore, these slurs having been reproduced as triplet slurs by the editions can be considered justified and potentially accurate.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Triplet slurs

b. 220

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Quavers in A (→GE) & EE2

Crotchet in FE (→EE1)
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The FE (→EE1) version, identical to the one in bar 204, is almost certainly earlier and was changed by Chopin in A after [FC] had been finished. Such rhythmic changes to the melody, introduced in the last stage of works on a piece, are to be found in Chopin's pieces on a number of occasions – see the Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1, bar 59. The corrections visible here in A seem to concern a different version, probably erroneous – Chopin probably deleted here the a1 and g1 crotchets.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A