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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 131-139

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

7 staccato dots in GE1

1 dot in FE (→EE)

4 dots in GE2

9 dots suggested by the editors
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We give the staccato dots under the bass notes after GE1, in which they are absent only in b. 135-136. According to us, it makes it possible for us to consider (with as high probability as possible) that Chopin's intention was to mark all those notes with dots. The clearly defective version of FE (→EE) probably resulted from the accumulation of the oversights by the engraver of FE1 with the earlier ones, in the handwritten basis for that edition. The omission of the marks in b. 137-139 in GE2 seems to be a revision. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 132

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

a-e1 fifth in GE

Triad with c1 in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the version of FE (→EE) most probably resulted from a misinterpretation of the manuscript – in Chopin's and Fontana's manuscripts it can be difficult to determine whether a chord contains a middle note on a ledger line – cf., e.g. the Etude in A major, Op. 10 No. 10, b. 76, the Prelude in C major, Op. 28 No. 1, b. 34 or the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, mov. I, b. 109. Repeating two notes of the preceding chord on the 3rd crotchet would be an unnecessary burden to the accompaniment; it does not occur in this section, as a result of which in the main text we follow GE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Uncertain notes on ledger lines

b. 139

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No slur in GE

Slur in FE (→EE)
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Both versions are most probably authentic, hence in the main text we give the version of the principal source, FE. The slur next to the grace note may be understood as a conventional mark or as an arpeggio. Performance:  or .

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 140-141

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slur to end of bar 140 in GE

Slur to bar 141 in FE (→EE)
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The ending of the slur of GE1 in b. 140 (at the end of the line) suggests that it should be continued, although the last part of the slur is poorly visible. However, there is no ending of the slur in b. 141, and in GE2 the slur clearly ends on f in b. 140. In the main text we reproduce the notation of FE (→EE), confirmed by the slurs in analogous places – in b. 160-161 in GE and 199-200 in FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 142-144

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE

Pedalling in FE (→EE)
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The pedal markings of FE (→EE) in b. 142 and 144, whose authenticity cannot be denied, were most probably entered by Chopin into the basis for FE. It is indicated by the trace of correction visible in analogous b. 162 where the  sign was moved one beat earlier in print – its initial misplacement was probably due to misinterpretation of the manuscript.
In the main text we place the second  sign analogously to the first. In FE it is clearly printed too far.
Similarly complemented pedalling can also be seen in FE (→EE) in bars 201-204 and 221-223.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE