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Afrag - Autograph fragment
A1 - Autograph fair-copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Second French edition
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
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  b. 53-57

No markings in A1 (→FEEE)

 &  in GE

The  mark in b. 53 and the  mark in b. 57 most probably come from [A2]. There is no doubt that they specify the notation; however, they also raise certain questions:

  • did Chopin add them to mark the dynamics, which he imagined like that while already writing A1, or is it a new concept?
  • what is the character of the  mark in b. 57 – is it merely the ending of the diminuendo in b. 55-56 (not marked in GE), after which  returns immediately, which is the natural dynamics of this theme, or should one stay in  for some time – 2, 4 or maybe 8 bars?

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

notation: Verbal indications

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Original in: Ewa & Jeremiusz Glensk Collection, Poznań