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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 34

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

No slur in A

Slur e-f in FE (→GE,EE)
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No slur in the L.H. in A – see bar 33. The ending of the slur on a new page was overlooked in GE3 (→GE4).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 38

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

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GE1 overlooked the  on the 1st beat of bar 38. The inaccuracy was corrected in the subsequent impressions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 41-43

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

Tied sixths in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Sixths repeated in GE1
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GE1 overlooked the ties between bars 41-42 and 42-43.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 55-56

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

Staccato in A (→FE→EE)

No staccato in GE
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In GE the 2nd half of bar 55 and the entire bar 56 are written without staccato dots. As in bars 7-8 it is probably a mistake. Few oversights also occur in EE1 and EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Errors in GE

b. 89-90

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

Staccato dots in R.H. in bar 90 in A

Dots in FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Dots in L.H. in GE1
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In the proofreading of FE1 Chopin completed the staccato dots in the 2nd half of bar 89 (in the parts of both hands) and in the 1st half of bar 90 (in the L.H.). In GE1 all six dots concerning the R.H. were overlooked, which was corrected in the subsequent GE. Cf. bars 69, 70-71 and 85-87. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE