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Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 59

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

Crotchets in A1 (→FE→EE)
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In the main text we give the rhythm of GE, which, together with the corrected slur and the beginning of the next bar, constitutes a smoothed out transition to the middle section of the Mazurka.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 59

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

No pedalling in A1 (→FE→EE)

Pedalling in GE

Our variant suggestion
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Due to the reasons described in b. 19-20, in the main text we give the pedalling of GE in a variant form only. In this case, adding pedalling may be considered justified due to the span of the chord, which, according to the notation, is to be held on the 2nd beat of the bar. In practice, in order to avoid the simultaneous occurrence of d2 and c2, one can press the pedal on the 2nd quaver (holding the A note with fingers until that moment): cf. the pedalling in the ending of the Mazurka in G Major No. 1. Another solution would be playing the c1 note with the R.H.

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b. 59

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Just like in b. 28, in the main text we remove the cautionary  before a1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 60-68

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

No repeats in A1 & EE

Repeats in FE & GE
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The version without repetition of b. 60-67 and 68-83 written down in A1 must be the original version, changed by Chopin in the last stage of proofreading of FE, since EE convey the version of A1. The repeat signs are also included in GE1; however, it is difficult to say whether they were added only just in print or still in [A2]; according to us – rather in the manuscript.
See also the next note. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Changed phrase length

b. 60

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

Third in A1 (→FE→EE)

f1 in GE
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The version of GE may be a result of Chopin's proofreading, which seems to be indicated by the visible traces of correction of the ending of the slur in b. 59-60. Anyway, it is an indisputable improvement, related to the change of the rhythm in b. 59 and to the aforementioned correction of the slur. According to us, Chopin meant the correction to concern only the transition between b. 59 and 60, since the second time (after b. 67), an omission of d1, although likely, seems to be much less justified. Admittedly, it was not specified in an authentic notation of the Mazurka, yet, in order to mark a differentiation of the version of b. 60, Chopin would have had to introduce a 2nd volta at the end of that eight-bar section, which would have been very troublesome or even impossible in the dense layout of GE; in the case of [A2], he could have also been afraid of too far-reaching changes that could have influenced the legibility of the manuscript. Therefore, in the main text we suggest an addition performed accordingly.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of GE