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Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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b. 38

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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The second and third L.H. crotchets are signalised with crotchet stems only in FCs. In the Chopinesque system of shortcuts, it generally indicates repetition of the most recently written-down note, in this case the C-c octave (other examples of such notation – see bar 3, 7-9, 17). However, sometimes similar lines/stems point to various notes, the identification of which was obvious for the writing person, e.g. in the Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2, bar 42. Taking into account the fact that in the discussed place the stems on the 2nd and 3rd beats clearly differ in length, one could assume that – as long as the copy faithfully conveys this detail – Chopin signalised here a text compliant with the published version, hence a C-c octave and an F-c fifth.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information

b. 39

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

f1 in A (→GE), EE, FEJ & FES

g1 in FE
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g1 as the topmost note of the last chord must be a mistake – committed by the copyist in [FC] or by the engraver of FE1 – which is proven by the corrections, coming from Chopin, in both teaching copies. It was also deemed a mistake in EE, probably on the basis of analogy with bar 37. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ

b. 43

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

F1 w A (→GE) & FE2 (→EE)

A1 in FE1
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A1 at the beginning of the passage in FE1 is a typical third error, corrected in FE2 (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 50-52

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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From the middle of bar 50 to bar 52 there is no  raising d1 to d1 in A. The  raising d2 to d2 in bar 52 is also absent. These are patent inaccuracies, typical of Chopin. In GE and FE2 (→EE) all the necessary accidentals were added.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 54

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

in A (→GE) & EE2

No marking in FE (→EE1)
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As in bar 43, there are a few possible reasons for the absence of  in FE (→EE1); however, according to us, the option of Chopin removing the indication is highly unlikely. In EE2 it was added after comparison with GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE