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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 97

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

 in A (→FE→GE,EE)

 written in FEJ
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The change of dynamics from  to  was written by Chopin to FEJ.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Annotations in FEJ

b. 97

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

tremol. in A

tremolo in FE (→GE,EE)

tremolando suggested by the editors
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Chopin wrote the tremolando indication in A in an abbreviated tremol. form, which was developed in the editions as tremolo. Although both expressions tend to be considered to be synonyms, some of the authors reserve tremolo for the effect of repeating one sound, which, on keyboard instruments, is much less frequent than the used by Chopin (also rather exceptionally) interchangeable repetition of two notes. Due to this fact, in the main text we suggest tremolando.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions

b. 99-100

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

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In the sources there are unnecessary (cautionary?) sharps before A at the beginning of bar 99 and a in bar 100. In A one can see that Chopin initially wrote a few other sharps of this type (in bars 92 and 101-102), which he then deleted. In the main text we do not give these signs.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 101

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

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EE1 overlooked the slur in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 102

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

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GE overlooked the accent on the 2nd beat.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE