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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 14

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

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There are no naturals rising a and d1 to a and d1 in A. Chopin's mistake resulted supposedly from a hasty correction—the composer initially marked the L.H. part in this bar as a repetition of the previous bar, and only after having spotted the diffrence on the 2. quavers of both bars wrote it out in full. The accidentals were added in FE1 and all the subsequent editions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 15

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

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We add a cautionary  next to a2 in the R.H.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 15

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

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A (→FE→EE1) has no  rising g1 to g1 on 4th L.H. quaver. The obvious oversight was corrected in GE and EE2. Similarly in bars 63, 119 and 167.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves

b. 15

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

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GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE2 added a cautionary  next to a1 in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 16-17

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

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In the main text we omit the cautionary flats, present in the sources, next to c3 in the R.H. (in A in bar 17 before both notes; similarly in bar 18). It is an obvious example of Chopin's insecurity concerning the issue of presence of particular accidentals in the key signature. Cf. the note on c2 in the L.H. in bar 17.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign