mUltimate Chopin

Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 12

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

A wedge in A

No sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)

A dot in w GE2 (→GE3)
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The wedge above the crotchet b1 appears only in A; GE2 (→GE3) have a dot added instead.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 40

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

Slur ending in A

Slur ending in GE (→FE→EE)
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In GE (→FE→EE), the slur ends above the 2nd quaver b1, clearly against the notation of A. This is one of the instances of inaccurate reproduction of A in GE1. Cf. the note to bar 6.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 54

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

 and an accent in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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In  A the accent mark and  are written one on top of the other, so it is not clear whether both should be taken into consideration or whether one was meant to replace the other. In GE (→FE→EE) that notation was understood as replacement of the accent with . However, as there are no visible attempts to remove any of the marks, perhaps Chopin could mean superimposing one on the other, the effect known from numerous combinations such as . Therefore we give both marks in our main text. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 56

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

Notation and position of the term ritenuto in  A (→GE)

The indication was moved in FE

The abbreviated form in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies