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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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b. 29

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

A-B in A, FE2 (→EE) & GE5

A-B suggested by the editors

A-B in FE1

A-B in GE1 (→GE2)

A-H in GE3 (→GE4)
..

The oversight of  in FE1 (→EE) next to the second grace note could have been caused by the unclear notation of A – due to the cramped notation of grace notes (probably added later)  is almost illegible. The correct version was returned in FE2 (→EE), most probably as a result of Chopin's correction. In GE1 (→GE2) the clearly erroneous version of FE1 was revised, by changing the 1st grace note to A. Another revision was performed in GE3 (→GE4), by deleting the  next to the 1st grace note. The correct text was introduced only in GE5, probably after comparison with FE2.

In the main text we remove the unnecessary  next to the minim, most probably being a trace of the original version without the grace notes beginning the trill.   

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 29

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

Trill ending in FE (→GE,EE)

No ending in A
..

Chopin added the ending of the trill in the proofreading of FE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 29

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

..

The wavy line of the trill is absent in all editions. It is most probably an oversight of the engraver of FE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 30

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

in A (→FE→EE)

in GE
..

In GE the engraver overlooked the "z" letter in .

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 30

composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

Wedge in A (→FE→EE)

No mark in GE
..

The absence of wedge over c is most probably an oversight of the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE