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GC - Gutmann's Copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Second impression of FE
FE3 - Third impression of FE
FE4 - Fourth impression of FE
FESch - Scherbatoff Copy
FES - Stirling copy
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected reprint of GE
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE
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  b. 125-128

 in GC & GE2

Dashes in FE (→EE)

No indications in GE1

Dashes &  suggested by the editors

It is unclear how the difference in the way of indicating crescendo in bars 127-128 occurred. The  sign could have been added by Chopin in GC, however, according to us, it can be considered an addition (enhancement) to the verbal indication. In the Chopinesque notation, a verbal indication generally indicates a global dynamic increase, generally related to a progressive harmonic sequence and often including a few bars, whereas the  hairpin generally concerns shading of the melodic line. Therefore, we also suggest a solution combining both versions of the indications, in which cresc. - - - in bars 127-128 is continued next to the  hairpin, probably in accordance with the performance intended by Chopin – see also bars 135-136.
The total absence of dynamic indications in GE1 is a patent error, corrected in GE2.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE, GE revisions, Authentic corrections in GC

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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