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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 124

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

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FE displays traces of correction from the original A version – see bar 20.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 133-135

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

No slurs in A

Slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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Chopin added slurs in bars 133 and 135 while proofreading FE1, as in bars 29 and 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 139

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

No sign in A

Tie to F in FE (→GE1)

Slur e-f in EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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As in bars 35-36, the tie sustaining F is most probably an erroneous interpretation of the motivic slur of e-f added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Placement of markings , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 140

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

No sign in A

Tie to F in FE (→GE1)

Slur e-f in EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Placement of markings , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 147

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

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As in bar 43, a cautionary  before e in the L.H. was added in the proofreading of FE2 (→EE) and GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE