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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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b. 31

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

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A (→FE→GE1) has no rising c1 to c1. The obvious inaccuracy of Chopin's notation was corrected in EE and GE2 (→GE3→GE4).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 32

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

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Accidentals in A are to be found only before the first chord and a2-a3 on 5th quaver in R.H. All the necessary signs were added already in FE1, and repeated in the remaining editions (except for GE1 which overlooked  next to a3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , FE revisions

b. 33

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

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Cautionary flats next to e-g in the L.H. were added – possibly by Chopin – in the proofreading of FE1. A similar addition was performed in all subsequent editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

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. 33

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

Quaver F in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

No F in FES

Staccato quaver F in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In the ninth chord in the L.H. at the beginning of the bar, Chopin deleted F in the pupil's copy FES. The simplification can be considered a variant for a small hand.

GE2 (→GE3→GE4) arbitrarily assigned a staccato dot to this note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES