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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 107

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

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The flats restoring A and a were added in the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 107

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

in A & EE2

No marking in FE (→GE,EE1)
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The omission of  in FE (→GE,EE1) can be intentional.
EE2 presumably copied the marking from bar 51 and 155.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 113

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

No markings in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 117-118

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

Chords in A

Dyads in FE (→EE1)

Triad and dyad in GE & EE2
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The version of FE is a result of Chopin's proofreading, the version of GE – most probably of a revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 124

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

Slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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Chopin changed the slur for the lower voice (a-g) to a slur over the upper voice while proofreading FE1. The latter intentionally pertains probably to the whole R.H. part and therefore to the lower voice as well.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE