EE1
Main text
½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 52

14 marks in R.H. in A

Marks in both hands suggested by the editors

15 marks in R.H. in GE

13 marks in R.H. in FE

13 marks in R.H. in EE1 (→EE2)

Marks in both hands in EE3

In the main text, we give articulation signs written by Chopin in the part of the R.H. in A. Taking into account the notation of the entire first section of the recitative (bars 45-57), we suggest adding these indications also in the L.H. (a similar revision was performed in EE3). GE homogenised the staccato signs, replacing wedges with dots, and added a superfluous accent on the last note. In FE (→EE) the inaccuracies aggravated – staccato signs of e2 and d2 were overlooked, whereas in EE common accents were replaced with vertical (a frequent discretion in Wessel's editions). None of these changes can be ascribed to Chopin in a justified manner.

If in bar 45 the version with the harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the versions with signs in the R.H. is to be selected here.

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See b. 52

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccuracies in FE, EE inaccuracies

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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