Verbal indications
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b. 77-78
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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The agogic indications of PE, highlighting the enharmonic modulation in those bars, are almost certainly authentic. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 78
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In the main text we consider – same as in the case of other indications – the most probably authentic markings of PE. Cf. also the note related to bars 79-80. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 79-80
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In the main text we give the dynamic markings of PE, which probably correspond to the latest Chopin's concept. The markings of EF, presenting a different dynamic concept, are probably an addition by Fontana. Cf. bars 80-81. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 82
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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The indication recommending a clear highlighting of the bass "singing" is characteristic for Chopin – a similar marking is to be found in, e.g., the Variations in B category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 83-85
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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Aside from small differences in positioning the indication poco a poco crescendo, EF and PE describe here (and also in the next bars) the same dynamic change in a compatible manner. category imprint: Differences between sources |
& leggiero in 
in 
major, Op. 2, bar 25, the Rondo in F major, Op. 5, bar 151, the Rondo a la krakowiak, Op. 14, bar 502. Moreover, Chopin would often use a juxtaposition of indications which may seem to be contradictory, combined with the conjunction 'ma' (but), e.g., veloce ma accuratamente in the Variations in B
