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Op. 22, Polonaise

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 43

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

Horizontal accents in FE (→GE)

Vertical accents in EE
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Arbitrary changes of accents into vertical ones are typical of EE – cf. b. 47-50.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 45

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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FE (→GE1→GE2) are lacking in the accidental before the 5th semiquaver from the end, which results in g2. This patent mistake is evidenced by the  before the next note, which is g2. The mistake was corrected in EE and GE3. The same applies to b. 189.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE

b. 46

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

No marking in FE

at end of bar in GE & EE

[] suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in FE must be considered an inaccuracy, since due to the harmonic change on the 3rd beat of the bar, one cannot repeat here the whole-bar pedalling from the two previous bars. Both GE and EE failed to notice this subtlety: in both cases a  mark was added at the end of the bar. In the main text we suggest releasing the pedal before the 3rd beat of the bar, as indicated by Chopin in analogous b. 42.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 46

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

Horizontal accent in FE (→GE)

Vertical accent in EE
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The change of an accent to a vertical one is a typical arbitrary action of EE – cf. b. 47-50. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 47-50

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

Horizontal accents in FE (→GE)

Vertical accents in EE
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The change of accents to vertical ones is a quite frequent arbitrary action of EE. In this case, they were additionally moved over the stave, which could be considered justified by the property of piano sound – accented notes sound longer. Interestingly, in analogous b. 191-194 EE inserted authentic, horizontal accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions