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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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Issues : fz – f

b. 13

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→EE)

in GE
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Change of  to  is a quite common mistake in the first editions of Chopin's pieces – cf. e.g. the Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 4, bar 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , fz – f

b. 236

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→EE)

in GE
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GE has a  occurring in GE instead of  could be a mistake, but it seems more probable that it is a revision based on the analogy with bar 240.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , fz – f

b. 240

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→GE,EE)

suggested by the editors
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The  mark present in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a mistake (cf. analogous bars 84, 88 and 236 where there is a ). Such erroneous swaps of those markings were quite frequent in first pieces published by Chopin in France (cf. the notes to the Etudes: in A Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, bar 12; ​​​​in E, No. 3, bar 54; in C Minor, No. 4, bars 1, 8, 16, 26, 54; in E Minor, No. 6, bars 21 and 32, in C Minor, No. 12, bar 37).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f