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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 18-19

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

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GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) arbitrarily changed Chopin  to . Moreover, in bar 19 – probably due to an indistinctly imprinted 's' letter in GE2 – GE3 and subsequent include only an erroneous .

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 19

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

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In GE2 the engraver overlooked the stem for e in the L.H. - only the note head was printed. In turn, in GE3 the reviser erroneously added this note to the a crotchet. The defect was corrected only in GE4 (→GE5).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 21

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

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In GE2 in bar 21 the  indication was arbitrarily changed to , whereas in GE3 (→GE4→GE5) erroneously to  (similarly as in bar 19).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 23-27

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

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In GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) the engraver arbitrarily combined the d1-a1 minims with an additional stem in bars 24 and 26. In GE3 (→GE4→GE5) the f1-a1 minims in the L.H. in bars 23, 25 and 27 were also combined. Cf. the adjacent note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 23-27

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

Crotchets a1 in A (→FE→GE1,EE)
 
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In GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) the notes of the e1-a1 fourth in bars 23-27 are combined with a joint crotchet stem. The revision, despite its arbitrary character, undoubtedly corresponds to Chopin's intention concerning the "harmonic legato" – sustaining the harmonic sounds with fingers – which was written in a simplified manner in A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions