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(Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt II

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b. 66

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt II

Staccato dot in A (→GE)

No mark in FE, EE & IE
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In GE the staccato dot was placed at the end of the stem, as a result of which it was not reproduced by any of the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 66

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt II

Short accent in A

Long accent in GE (→FE,IE)

No mark in EE
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Although the A mark suggests the use of a short accent, in the main text we suggest a long accent due to the context of a long note, typical for long accents, additionally provided with a ten. indication (the issue of inaccurately written long accents in A – see mov. IV, bars 108-109). The editions also contain a long accent, extended, probably due to the fact that it was considered a diminuendo mark.
The absence of the mark in EE is most probably due to an oversight.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE

b. 69

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt II

Long accent in A, possible reading

Short accent in GE (→FE,EE)

No mark in IE
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The accent mark in A is longer than the one in bar 65, hence we reproduce it as a long accent. However, it is also likely that this difference is of a random nature, while the interpretation compliant with Chopin's intention is the one adopted by GE (→GE→FE,EE).
The absence of the mark in IE is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in IE

b. 77

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt II

No mark in A, EE & IE

Staccato dot in GE (→FE)
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The staccato dot added in GE (→FE) is an arbitrary decision of the engraver or a mistake. Two similar sequences in the R.H. part (bar 73 and 75), in which it is also the first, longer octave that is devoid of a dot, prove that it was also in this case that Chopin did not write this mark on purpose. The compliance of EE and IE with the A version can be explained by revisions aimed at standardising this bar after bar 73 and 75. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions ,