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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 3

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

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The first time GE1 overlooked the staccato dot for the G-g octave in the L.H. (the sign was placed correctly in the repetition). The mistake was already corrected in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 4-5

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

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In GE1, the first time, the slur begins erroneously already from the quaver rest in bar 4. The defect was corrected in GE2. In turn, in GE3 (→GE4→GE5), also the first time, its beginning was arbitrarily moved, placing it over the 1st note in bar 5.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 7

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

Quaver in A

Crotchet in FE (→GE1,EE), 1st instance only

Crotchet in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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Chopin added a crotchet stem in the L.H. to the g quaver in the proofreading of FE1. The absence of this correction in the analogous bar in the written repetition in the editions most probably results from Chopin's oversight. We directly include this minor improvement in the main text, which corresponds to both analogous bars in the first editions. An addition was respectively performed in the bar being a repetition of bar 7 also in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE , Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 9

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

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The  indication, appearing in the repetition of bar 9 next to the G1-G octave in the L.H., in all editions, undoubtedly results from a misinterpreted correction of Chopin in A. While correcting the erroneous  indication, the composer overwrote a pedal's release sign on it (after all, too late). In GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)  was additionally arbitrarily changed to . The first indication could have been removed by Chopin in the proofreading of FE1. The absence of a respective correction in the analogous bar in the repetition is undoubtedly an oversight of Chopin or of the engravers.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors resulting from corrections , Errors in GE

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