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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE2 - Second impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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The surely inauthentic title "Souvenir de la Pologne" added in EE is not an isolated instance for Chopin's works published by Wessel & Co. The same title was also given to other opuses of the Mazurkas; similarly, the consecutive opuses of the Nocturnes were also given individual titles such as "Murmures de la Seine" (Op. 9), "Les Zéphirs" (Op. 15), "Les Plaintives" (Op. 27), etc. Chopin did not approve of the pretentious titles invented by Wessel and repeatedly made his disapproval known to his English editor. This is how he wrote about it in a letter to Julian Fontana of 9 Oct. 1841: "Now about Wessel: he is a windbag and a cheat. [...] if he has lost on my compositions, it is doubtless because of the silly titles which he has given them without my consent and in spite of the strong objection several times expressed by Mr.  Stapleton; [...] if I were to listen to my feelings, I would never send him anything more after those titles".

As a result of replacing the individual title page with a collective one, the authentic dedication was omitted from EE2. It was added again in EE3 above the 1st page of the musical text.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions, Dedications

notation: Verbal indications

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