A comparison of all four analogous places – b. 274, 295, 376 & 397 – shows that the g
note was initially a dotted minim in A (in all bars). Eventually, Chopin removed the dots in b. 274 and 295, which, according to us, is to be interpreted as his final decision applying to all places. Interestingly, the notation of A was reproduced incorrectly both in FE (dot in b. 274 and 295, no dot in b. 397) and FC (dot in b. 295, no dot in b. 376). None of the above changes appears to have traces of a Chopinesque correction. In GE1 the notation of FC was handled no better; both sources are compatible only in b. 274. In the case of those three sources, one can get the impression that the presence or absence of dot was determined rather by the copyist's or the engraver's conviction than by the factual text of the Stichvorlage: perhaps a dot was omitted when g, placed on the lower stave, was associated with the L.H. minims, whereas when it was noticed that the note is related to the dotted e1 minim in the R.H., it was added. In EE and GE2 (→GE3) the versions of those bars were unified, following the most frequent variant in the Stichvorlage: EE includes only the version with dot, whereas GE2 (→GE3) – without.
category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues: Errors in FE, Deletions in A, Errors repeated in EE
notation: Rhythm
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