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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 31

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

Short accent in A

No mark in FE (→GE1,EE)

Long accent in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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FE (→GE1,EE) overlooked the accent on the triplet in the R.H. It was added in the subsequent GE, presumably after the corresponding bar of the reprise (bar 135). A has a short accent, which is probably an inaccurate notation given the context and a distinct long accent in bar 29.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 32

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

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FE (→GE1) erroneously inserted a redundant  mark at the beginning of the bar. The mistake was corrected in the subsequent impressions of GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 33

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

 in A, EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

No  in FE

 on last quaver in GE1
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FE overlooked the  pedal release, what GE1 supplemented routinely on the last quaver in the bar. Later GE moved  under the 5th quaver, in accordance with A. The supplement introduced in EE is also basically converging with A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

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. 34-36

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

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A has no  rising c1 to c1 in bars 34 and 36. The obvious inaccuracy of Chopin's notation was corrected in FE (→GE1) in bar 36, and in the remaining editions in both bars.

Instances of omitted essential naturals next to notes C in different octaves occur in A repeatedly in the whole section (bars 33-40).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign , Inaccuracies in A