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FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Second French edition
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Second impression of EE1
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In FE1 (→EE), the inner note of the chord erroneously has the value of a dotted whole note [semibreve]. This is doubtless the mistake of the engraver, who omitted the note stem (it is worth while noting that heads of minims and semibreves look the same in FE). In FE2, instead of adding the stem, the reviser removed the dot; that version, while definitely inauthentic, is nonetheless correct from the formal point of view and indistinguishable from Chopin's intended version when it is being played. In GE the note is a dotted minim, which definitely reflects the notation of both autographs. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE, FE revisions

notation: Rhythm

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