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Op. 22, Polonaise

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 152

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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In FE, there are no naturals before the bottom voice d1/2/3 notes. The last one is absolutely necessary; in spite of that, it was not added in any of the subsequent editions, in which the additions were limited to a  before d1 at the beginning of the bar. Moreover, FE (→GE) are lacking in the  before c3 in the 2nd figure; the accidental was added in EE. Significantly, the previous note, d3, is preceded with a , which was apparently understood as a cautionary accidental due to the d notes in the bottom voice and in the L.H. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 153-154

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

No slur in FE (→GE1)

Slur in EE

Slur & wedge in GE2 (→GE3)

Slur suggested by the editors
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Taking into account the authentic slurs encompassing analogous pairs of the L.H. chords between b. 152-153, 154-155 and 155-156, in the main text we suggest a corresponding addition in this place. A similar slur was also added in EE. In turn, GE2 (→GE3) placed the added slur under the chords; to differentiate it from the tie of b, the second chord was provided with a wedge.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions

b. 153-157

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

Long accents in FE

in GE

Short accents in both hands in EE
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FE feature long accents under the last quaver in b. 153, 154 and 156. GE reproduced them as a short  hairpin, reaching the 1st quaver of the next bar, which does not influence its meaning in this case (Chopin would sometimes use such notation in two-note motifs). The notation of EE is inaccurate (the use of short accents) and arbitrary (the marks having been doubled in the L.H. part, probably suggested by the authentic notation on the 2nd quaver of these bars).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 155

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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The demisemiquaver passage in FE (→GE1) is devoid of the accidentals present before the 1st chord (not counting the octave sign) – the naturals of a1 and a2 and the  of f2. A comparison with the notation of the two previous bars, in which the  of e2 is present in the passage, shows that possible rules of validity of accidentals were approached in a very flexible manner in such situations. In the remaining editions the notation was partially completed – EE added a  of f2, while GE2 (→GE3) a  of a2. See also b. 156.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 155

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

No mark in FE (→GE)

Staccato dot in EE

Wedge suggested by the editors
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The missing staccato mark must be an inaccuracy. In the main text we suggest a wedge, like in the analogous bars. Staccato was also marked in EE, yet with a dot, like in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions