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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 33

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

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Cautionary flats next to e-g in the L.H. were added – possibly by Chopin – in the proofreading of FE1. A similar addition was performed in all subsequent editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 33

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

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The notation of accidentals in the R.H. arpeggio is not fully compliant with rules of the orthography. Chopin needlessly repeated  next to a2 on the 2nd beat, but forgot  before the last demisemiquaver (c1). The omitted accidental was added in EE and GE2 (→GE3→GE4). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 33

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

No slur in A

Slur e-f in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slur in the L.H. combining e with f in the next bar was added by Chopin most probably in the proofreading of FE1. The need of adding this slur resulted from a change in the graphical layout – in A the slur over the part of the R.H., written on the bottom stave, concerns the entire chords, hence also the top voice of the L.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 33

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

 in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

  in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In GE2 (→GE3→GE4) the  indication was changed in the entire Polonaise to . See the characteristics of GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 33

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

Quaver F in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

No F in FES

Staccato quaver F in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In the ninth chord in the L.H. at the beginning of the bar, Chopin deleted F in the pupil's copy FES. The simplification can be considered a variant for a small hand.

GE2 (→GE3→GE4) arbitrarily assigned a staccato dot to this note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES