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Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

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b. 1

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Souzzo in A (→GE) & EE2

Sonzzo in FE (→EE1)
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The misspelled name of the dedication's addressee almost certainly resulted from a mistake by the engraver of FE1. It was not corrected until EE2, probably on the basis of a comparison with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Dedications

b. 1

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Marcia. Grave in A (→GE)

Tempo di Marcia in FE (→EE1)

Tempo di Marcia. Grave in EE2
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It is difficult to say which of the two authentic versions concerning the tempo/character of the introduction – A and FE – was later and whether Chopin considered the last change to be final (the deletion visible in A shows that both indications already resulted from changes). In the main text we provide the more detailed indication of the principal source, that is A.
In EE2 Grave was undoubtedly added after comparing it with GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 1

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Fantaisie in A (→GE) & FE

Seconde Fantaisie in EE
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In EE the authentic title of the piece – Fantasy [Fantaisie] – was provided with a numeral, Second [Seconde], to emphasise that Chopin had already composed a fantasy (Op. 13). This kind of numbering of subsequent pieces of the same genre was sometimes used by Chopin himself (e.g. in the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 or in the Nocturne in D, Op. 27 No. 2); nevertheless, in this case, it does not come from the composer. What is more, on the collective title page, the Fantasy was described as Great – Grand Fantasia – which must have been arbitrarily added by the publisher.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 16

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

ten. in A (→GE) & EE2

No indication in FE (→EE1)
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The missing ten. is most probably an oversight by the copyist or by the engraver of FE. The marking was added in EE2, most probably after comparing it with GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 41

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No marking in A (→GE)

in FE (→EE)

(), our variant suggestion
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The  indication was almost certainly added by Chopin to [FC] or in the process of proofreading FE1, hence we include it in the main text. The brackets result from uncertainty as to the relationship of this indication with  in bar 43, as no other source features both. Chopin could have been aware of the absence of  (or even removed it) and added  instead. In this case, these indications should be considered separately, taking into account only one of them. On the other hand, he could have added  simply to specify the dynamics in this place, regardless of the other markings or their absence, which would allow us to take into consideration both indications. Out of these three possibilities –  only,  only, both – the variant solution we adopted includes the ones with the indication written in the principal source (A).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE