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Op. 19, Bolero

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 248-249

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

Fingering written into FES

Completed fingering from FES

Fingering written into FESf

Fingering written into FEO, possible interpretation

Fingering written into FEO, different interpretation

Fingering in EE

No fingering in FE (→GE)
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In the main text, we give the fingering written in pencil to FES (with one added digit for more clarity), coming most probably from Chopin. A different fingering, probably coming from Chopin, is in FESf. The poorly legible annotation in FEO may be interpreted in a variety of ways – we suggest these interpretations that lead to a pianistically natural fingering as variants.

The fingering in EE comes from the editor and it is inauthentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEO , Annotations in FESf

b. 250

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

No slur in FE (→GE,EE1)
 

Slur in EE2 (→EE3)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 250

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

No signs in FE (→GE,EE1)

Staccato dots in EE2 (→EE3)
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In EE2 (→EE3), the reviser arbitrarily added staccato dots for the R.H. in the 2nd half of bar 250 – probably by comparison with similar melodic and rhythmic figures in the adjacent bar. Assuming the legitimacy of this addition, it is impossible, however, to understand why he did not introduce a similar solution in analogous bar 136 or why the marks are only in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 251

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

No signs in FE
 

Staccato dots in GE & EE
 

Our variant suggestion
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We suggest adding staccato dots, the same as in analogous bar 137. The dots are present in GE (perhaps added by Chopin in a proofreading) and in EE (added by the reviser, most probably by comparison with bar 137). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 254-255

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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GE has cautionary  next to g1 in bars 254 and 255. These superfluous signs were also in FE, yet they were removed, most probably in the last proofreading. In EE3, the reviser added both signs, perhaps by comparison with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions