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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 21

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

Repetition in A, contextual interpretation

No repetition in A, literal reading (→FE→GE,EE)

Our variant suggestion
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In the editions there is no sign opening the repetition, yet in A in bar 68 its ending was marked. Chopin either wanted to repeat bars 21-68 but he forgot to indicate it in bar 21 or just the opposite – the sign in bar 68 was added erroneously and the repeated fragment should not be repeated. FE (→GE,EE) do not include any repeat sign in these bars, which can, yet does not have to, indicate Chopin's proofreading. As the main text we give the version of the basic source, i.e. FE2, with a footnote indicating a possibility of repetition. Cf. the Polonaise in C minor, No. 1, bar 54.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Differences in form , Inaccuracies in A

b. 21

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

No note f in A

Note f in FE (→GE,EE)
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In bar 21, the staccato dot, present in A over the 1st octave in the L.H., was misinterpreted in FE (→GE,EE) as an additional f note, which was annexed to the sixth in the R.H. Cf. bar 125.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 25

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

Staccato dots in A

Accents in FE (→EE,GE)
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The change of staccato dots to vertical accents was introduced in the proofreading of FE1, most probably by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 25

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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In the 2nd half of the bar GE1 overlooked staccato dots over R.H. The marks were added in the subsequent GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 28

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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A (→FE→EE1) lacks  rising c1 to c1. The obvious Chopin's imprecision was corrected in GE and EE2, as well as in FES which displays  written in probably by Chopin himself.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Last key signature sign