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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 36

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

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A (→FE→GE) has flats (cautionary?) next to the g1-g2 octave. EE omitted (deleted?) the signs, while GE2 (→GE3→GE4) added an extra  next to g in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 37

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

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A has no accidentals before the first quaver. Sharps necessary to indicate notes c, c1, c2 were not written by Chopin until the last semiquaver, and only in the R.H. (the same pertains to bar 141, which is a repetition of bar 37). The editions filled in the essential signs (some or all):

  • FE added naturals next to the first R.H. octave;
  • GE and EE added all three essential naturals;
  • GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE2 added an extra  before c at the end of bar.

In the main text we leave only naturals at the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 38

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

Seventh b−a1 in A (→FE→EE1)

Octave a-a1 in GE & EE2
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Corrections in A , GE revisions

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. 38

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

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A has no accidentals next to the first quaver on the 3rd beat. However, Chopin put  before the upper note (c) of the last L.H. semiquaver. As in the previous bar this is a mistake, corrected partly or completely in all the editions:

  • FE moved  from the last L.H. semiquaver to the quaver on the 3rd beat;
  • GE and EE also added naturals to the R.H. octave.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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