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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 33

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

4 staccato dots in A

2 dots in FE (→GE1,EE)

7 dots in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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FE (→EE,GE1) overlooked the staccato dots over two quavers on the 2nd beat in the L.H. In the later GE, the dots were arbitrarily assigned to all F notes in this bar (cf. previous annotation).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies 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. 39

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

Slur in A, GE2 (→GE3→GE4) & EE2

No sign in FE (→GE1,EE1)
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The omitted slur is probably an oversight by the engraver of FE (→GE1,EE1). The remaining editions added the slur undoubtedly after a comparison with the analogous bar 143.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 40

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

Slur from semiquavers in A

Bar-long slur in FE (→EE,GE)
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The slur of A, although quite clearly exceeding the notes it embraces, concerns, according to us, only the repeated f-f1 octaves. The whole-bar slur of FE (→GE,EE) is, therefore, almost certainly erroneous.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Embracing slurs

b. 41-44

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

Slurs in A, probable interpretation

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE1

Slurs in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Contextual interpretation of A suggested by the editors
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In bars 41-44, similarly as in bar 40, the slurs in A are written in a very imprecise manner. One can see in these bars corrections and deletions, which also intensifies the difficulties at the time of interpreting the composer's intention. In the main text we give a probable interpretation of A taking account of Chopin's correction in FE in bars.43-44 and analogous bars. As variants, we give interpretations of engravers or revisers of FE (→EE), GE1 and GE2 (→GE3→GE4). 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Embracing slurs , GE revisions