Issues : Inaccuracies in GE
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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None of the first editions reproduced the arpeggio before the chord with grace note correctly. The version of FE (→EE) is most probably a distorted notation of A1: the vertical curved line marking the arpeggio was reproduced as a conventional one, which converted it into a tie of the grace note. In GE the wavy line of the arpeggio encompasses the L.H. e note, which is a mistake. In all editions, the grace note is slashed, contrary to A1, which is probably an inaccuracy or a routine revision. However, it does not influence the performance, since Chopin would often use slashed and non-slashed small quavers interchangeably. In the main text we give the undoubtedly authentic notation of A1; in turn, we suggest the reconstruction of the notation of [A2] as an alternative version on the assumption that GE1 reproduced all elements of the notation, except for the wavy line's range, correctly. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , FE revisions |
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b. 19-20
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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Due to the following reasons, in the main text we include the pedalling of GE in a variant form only:
There is a similar situation in b. 50-51 and 94-95. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 50-51
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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Due to the reasons explained in analogous b. 19-20, in the main text we give the pedalling of GE in a variant form only. At the same time, we include the correction of the placement of the mark in b. 50, introduced in GE2. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 68
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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Just like 7 next accents in b. 69-75, the mark in GE1 was added by Chopin in the proofreading or still in [A2]. Its placement must be inaccurate: there are no doubts that it is the 3rd and not the 2nd beat that is to be accented, yet GE2 understood it the other way round (with accent on the 2nd beat). According to us, the size of the mark is also unreliable (cf. the note in b. 60-64), hence in the main text we give a contextual interpretation thereof. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations |
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b. 69-71
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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In the main text we include the accents added by Chopin in the proofreading of GE or in [A2]. The accent of GE2 in b. 69 is placed between the crotchets, which is a patent mistake. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations |