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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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b. 1-12

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

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Bars 1-12, marked in A by Chopin with a conventional repetition sign, were rewritten in the editions. According to us, it is an arbitrary decision of the French editor, probably resulting from graphic issues – from the layout of the text on the pages. Consequently, analogous places display minor differences, which – due to the repetition in A – were certainly not intended by Chopin. The discrepancies mainly result from oversights and inaccuracy of the engravers and, to a certain extent, from Chopin's superficial review. Due to the fact that in the main text we preserve the notation of A, in the remaining sources, we adopt two manners of displaying the differing elements in the repeated bars 1-12:

  • we put the elements which appear only the first time in parentheses;
  • we put the elements which appear only the second time in square brackets.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 12

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

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The repetition of bars 1-12 is marked in A with a conventional repetition sign. In turn, in FE (→GE,EE), due to purely editorial reasons (division into pages), the bars are written a second time, which erroneously indicates to perform them twice also at the time of repeating this section da Capo.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE

b. 13

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

No repeat sign in A (literal reading)

Repetition in FE (→GE,EE)
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The sign opening the repetition of bars 13-37, in A probably accidentally overlooked, was most probably added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Cf. bar 54.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 37

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

No Fine in the sources

Fine suggested by the editors
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Assuming the default use of the da capo form typical for polonaises by Chopin, in the main text we indicate the moment of the piece's ending in a common manner.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 38

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

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The beginning of the D major section is rich in deletions in A. They suggest, i.a., that Chopin started writing notes without having marked the change of key (the deleted f2 minim among the key signature on the top stave) and that he added dots on the right hand side of the repetition sign later (deletion of braces, directing the repetition sign backwards).

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Authentic corrections of FE