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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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b. 33

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

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GE4 does not contain the accent for the last quaver in the L.H. Its omission could have been a totally accidental fault of print. In GE5 the sign reappeared. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 34

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

Staccato dot in A (→FE→EE)

No mark in GE
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The absence of the staccato dot for the G1-G octave in the L.H. in GE is most probably an oversight of the engraver. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 34

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

No marking in A (→FE→GE,EE)

[] suggested by the editors
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The lack of  is in the editors' opinion an inaccuracy of A and of the remaining sources cf. analogous bar 9. The ending of the first section of the Polonaise was written by Chopin less carefully than the respective fragments of bars 9-12 – cf. the notes concerning the arpeggio in bar 35,  in bar 36,  in bar 36, accidentals in bar 36.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 34

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

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Same as in bars 5 and 9, in A there is no  returning b.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 35

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

No sign in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Arpeggio sign suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest adding an arpeggio for the f-a-a1 chord, same as in analogous bar 10.

category imprint: Editorial revisions