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Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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b. 21

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

dolce in A

The abbreviated form in  GE1 (→FE)

dolce in GE2 (→GE3), the abbreviation of GE1 (→FE)  expanded

No performance indication in EE
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In GE1 (→FE), Chopin's indication dolce was abbreviated to dol., and in EE it was omitted. Moreover, in GE (→FE) that term was placed - inconsistently with the notation of A – between the staves. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE

b. 21-24

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

Dots in A (→GE→FE)

Dots missing from EE
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EE has no staccato dots for the first crotchets of the L.H., which is probably the engraver's oversight. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 21

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

 in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

 in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we place the pedal release asterisk under the 3rd crotchet, in accordance with the notation of A (→GE1→FE→EE). The reviewer of GE2 (→GE3) moved the  towards the end of the bar, following the notation of A in subsequent bars. In our opinion, such understanding of the notation of  A may also be considered admissible, as in the analogous bar 29 the  mark is placed at the end of the bar in A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 22

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

 in A

GE1 (→FE)

GE2 (→GE3)

EE
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The extent of the hairpins  was reproduced particularly carelessly in GE1 (→FE) - which is probably the engraver's fault. Attempts to correct the hairpins position were made both in EE and in GE2 (→GE3). In the main text we reproduce the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 22-23

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

The slur in A, literal reading

Contextual interpretation of the slur of A (→GE→FE→EE)
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The slur over bar 22 reaches over the 1st note of bar 23 in A . In the editors' opinion, this does not necessarily mean that the composer actually intended overlapping slurs here, as there are numerous slurring inaccuracies in A. In GE (→FE→EE) the slurs are separated. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A