GE2
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GC - Gutmann's Copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected reprint of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Another copy of #GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected reprint of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 37

 in GC (literal reading) & GE2 (→GE3)

 in GC (interpretation), FE & EE

 in GE1

The  indication in GC is placed in such a manner that it is not certain whether Chopin wanted it to be valid from the 2nd or 3rd quaver of the bar. The insecurity results from a few overlapping factors:

  •  was written still prior to the change of the part of the L.H. and if we are to consider only the notation of the original version, it is already after the second quaver of the L.H., in accordance with the notation of FE and EE. Most probably, it means that the new dynamics prevails from the beginning of the new phrase in the R.H.;
  • however, one cannot exclude that after having introduced the correction in the part of the L.H., including, among others, the addition of  on the 1st quaver of the L.H., Chopin deliberated more thoroughly on the dynamics of this bar, including the relation of  to the part of the L.H. in the new graphical layout. If it was the case,  could have been valid already from the 2nd quaver in the bar. It is worth observing that the indication was written in GC – in the same place – twice. It could have been a correction of the inaccurately written sign by the copyist, however, if it was Chopin that performed it, one could relate it to the aforementioned reflection on the dynamics of the 1st half of the bar. According to us, it is, however, less likely.

In the main text, we give the sign in accordance with [A], reconstructed on the basis of the compatible version of GC prior to the correction and FE and EE. The versions of GE1 and GE2 (→GE3) constitute possible interpretations of this notation, whereas only the latter can have a different meaning than the main text.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

notation: Verbal indications

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