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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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b. 52-53

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

 
 
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In A the first quaver in bar 52 is an A1, whereas in bar 53 – A. Chopin swapped them in the proofreading of FE1. The composer performed a similar correction also in analogous bars 84 and 85.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 60

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

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In FE (→GE1,EE1) the  is before the top quaver of the bottom voice. This patent error could have been caused by the inaccurate notation of A, although the sign in bar 58, where FE did not commit a mistake, is even more misleading. The remaining editions have the correct text.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 65

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

c2 in A (→FE→EE,GE1→GE2→GE3)

c2 in GE4 (→GE5)
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GE4 (→GE5) arbitrarily added a  lowering c2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 66

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

d1 w FE (→GE,EE)

e1 w A
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A features an e1 as the 1st quaver of the bottom voice. Chopin performed a correction in FE1, changing it to a d1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 69

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

e1 & e2 in A (→FE→GE1,EE1)

e1 & e2 specified by the editors

e1 & e2 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE2

Triads in FEJ

Another reading of FEJ
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In FEJ Chopin deleted e1 in pencil in two last chords and added the fingering.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A