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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 72

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

c in A

No c in FE (→GE,EE)
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The additional c, appearing in A on the last beat, was removed by Chopin from FE1 during the proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75-76

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

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The second half of bar 75 and the 1st quaver in bar 76 are provided with staccato dots in the part of the R.H. in A. Chopin removed them in the proofreading of FE1 – see the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75-76

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

Dots & slur from bar 76 in A

Slur from bar 75 in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we give the longer slur, with which Chopin replaced staccato dots and the shorter slur of A in the proofreading of FE1. He introduced similar changes in almost all analogous places.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 76

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

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We removed superfluous sharps (cautionary?) placed in A next to a in bar 76 and a1 in bar 86. All editions had a similar approach. The deletions visible in A show that this kind of superfluous sharps were initially written in A still in bars 72, 79-80 and 84. See also bars 99-100. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Last key signature sign

b. 79-80

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

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The entire 2nd half of bar 79 and the 1st quaver in bar 80 (in the parts of both hands) and the next two semiquavers in the L.H. are provided with staccato dots in A. Chopin removed them in the proofreading of FE1 – see the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE