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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 223

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE & EE

 in FE

  suggested by the editors
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The pedalling of FE is most probably incomplete, hence in the main text we supplement it after analogous b. 221 (as well as 203). The missing markings in EE most probably resulted from an oversight, as in the two preceding bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 224-227

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

3 slurs in GE

Continuous slur in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we give the slurring of GE, in which the slurs are separated with rests in b. 224 and 226. Although one can often encounter slurs over rests in Chopin's output – cf., e.g. b. 217 or 240 – in this case it is much more likely that the continuous slur encompassing b. 220-227 in FE resulted from misinterpretation of the slurs of the handwritten basis (perhaps inaccurate or ambiguous). It particularly concerns b. 224 – cf. analogous b. 165 – in which the melody, not to mention the L.H. part, moves on to a higher register (from f1-e2 in b. 220-224 to f2-c3 in b. 224-227).

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 224-225

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In the main text we add cautionary naturals to a1 and a2 in b. 224 and a  to c2 as well as a  to a3 in b. 225.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 224

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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On the 2nd and 3rd beats of the bar one can see corrections of the bottom R.H. notes in AImaz the result of which is not entirely clear. The crotchet on the 2nd beat could be interpreted as d2-a2 or c2-a2, since it is uncertain whether Chopin was changing c2 to d2 or the other way around. According to us, it is the former that is more likely, which is indicated by the correction of the next crotchet, in which c2 was changed to c2. Therefore, it is likely that Chopin initially wrote down the same harmonic sequence as in the next bar (c2-a2 and c2-a2), only to later raise both bottom notes, which resulted in d2-a2 and c2-a2. The text of the Polonaise reveals that Chopin eventually abandoned that diversification.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 225

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Minim in FE (→EE)

Dotted minim in GE
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The missing dot next to the b minim in FE (→EE) is probably an oversight by the copyist or the engraver (cf. b. 166). However, the dot is also absent in AImaz, which, in case of an alternative filiation, may indicate that [A2] did not include a dot.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE