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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 103-104

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

FE (→EE,GE)

A
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The slur and crescendo in bars 103-104 were added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE1.

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b. 111-112

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

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GE1 overlooked the staccato dot over the 1st chord in bar 112, whereas GE2 (→GE3→GE4) overlooked the staccato indications in the entire progression of chords. A possible aim of the revision was to homogenise all appearances of this bar, however, it is difficult to state why it was bars 55-56 that were chosen as the model. Cf. bars 7-8, as well as 159-160.

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issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 113

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

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EE overlooked the staccato dot in the L.H.

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b. 122-123

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

 in A

 in FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

No sign in GE1
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The  hairpins were inaccurately recreated in FE (→EE), whereas in GE1 they were most probably overlooked. In the subsequent GE the sign was added on the basis of analogous bars 18-19. In the main text we give the hairpins of A.

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issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 129

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

Staccato dots in A

Dots & accents in FE (→EE)

Accents in GE1 (→GE2)

L.H. accent in GE3 (→GE4)
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Leaving the staccato dots in FE (→EE) is, according to us, a result of an inaccurately performed proofreading, whose aim was – same as in analogous bar 25 – to replace dots with accents. The dots were not included in GE, probably after comparison with bar 25. The absence of the accent in the R.H. is certainly an oversight of GE3 (→GE4).  

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