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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 83

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

e2 crotchet tied in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Quaver in e2 in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 84

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

No tie in A

Tie in FE (→GE,EE)
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A does not include a tie combining both a1 at the beginning of the bar. Chopin completed this deficiency in the proofreading of FE1, at the same time overlooking a respective correction in analogous bar 52.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 84-85

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

A & A1 in FE (→GE,EE)

A1 & A in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A the first quaver in bar 84 is an A1, whereas in bar 85 - A. Chopin swapped them in the proofreading of FE1. The composer performed a similar correction also for bars 52 and 53. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 85

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

Repeat sign in A

No sign in FE (→GE,EE)

Our variant suggestion
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The visible in A repetition sign probably means that while writing the Polonaise, Chopin assumed repeating bars 54-85 (the doubt arises, i.a., due to the absence of a respective sign in bar 54). The absence of this sign in FE (→GE,EE), which is probably a result of Chopin's proofreading, indicates a change of decision and this is the version we give in the main text. However, an erroneous introduction of a repetition sign due to the lack of note text in the previous bars, favouring confusion and related to the abbreviated notation of bars 71-85, also cannot be excluded.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , Differences in form