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Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 10

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

d2 & d3 in A (→FE→EE)

d2 & d3 in GE
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Before the 8th note of the passage A (→FE→EE) includes a  (d2). Chopin did not make any changes in any of the three preserved pupil's copies, hence we give this most certain version, as far as the sources are concerned, as the main one. GE includes a  before the 8th and 15th note of the passage (d2 and d3). A possibility of the change having been introduced by Chopin is indicated by the testimony of Mikuli (supported by RC), who in his edition of Polonaises (Kistner, Leipzig) states that at the time of Ms. Rubio learning this piece, Chopin added  next to d2 and d3. We bring up this version as a variant.

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

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 16-17

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

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In the main text we omit the cautionary flats, present in the sources, next to c3 in the R.H. (in A in bar 17 before both notes; similarly in bar 18). It is an obvious example of Chopin's insecurity concerning the issue of presence of particular accidentals in the key signature. Cf. the note on c2 in the L.H. in bar 17.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign

b. 17

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

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A has a cautionary  next to c2 in the L.H. The accidental was omitted, supposedly by accident, in FE (→GE1,EE1), and reinstated afterwards in later GE and EE2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 18

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

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GE1 and GE3 (→GE4) added a cautionary  next to g3 on the 1st beat.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 18

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

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The sources have cautionary flats next to c2 in the L.H. and c3 on 4th semiquaver in the R.H. Furthermore, in A – similarly to bar 17 –  next to c3 is repeated before the following crotchet.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign