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Dotted quaver & '6' in GE2 |
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Dotted quaver & '3' suggested by the editors |
The group of notes on the 1st beat of the bar was not provided with a digit specifying the number of notes by Chopin. It was added only in GE2, by inserting a '6'. In the main text we recommend a '3', suggesting grouping semiquavers in twos in a clearer manner. If Chopin had heard semiquavers grouped in threes, he could have written the 1st note as a quaver without a dot. However, the discussed situation is far from being unambiguous, particularly given that in the proofreading of FE (→EE) the dot extending the quaver was removed (in the parts of both hands), which could have been performed by Chopin. Taking into consideration the fact that possible differences in performance are practically minimal, we regard each of the versions as acceptable.
If in bar 53 the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen, the second or third version is to be selected here.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: GE revisions, Authentic corrections of FE
notation: Rhythm
