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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 293

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In the sources there is no  over the  mark, which is a patent inaccuracy, certainly repeated after [A].

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Omission of current key accidentals

b. 293

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

in GE

No sign in FE (→EE)
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The additional trill in GE is most probably a mistake by the engraver, who placed  a crotchet too early and either did not notice his mistake or forgot to remove the wrong mark. Anyways, the trill was absent in [A] – this bar was not written out in the manuscripts, but marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 60, in which there is no trace of that trill. Moreover, there is no convincing evidence of Chopin proofreading GE1. Nevertheless, we have to admit that such a diversification of the last appearance of a repeated phrase would fit into the Chopinesque style.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 293-294

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slur to end of bar 293 in GE

Slur to bar 294 in FE (→EE)
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Like in b. 60-61, in the main text we give the shorter slur of GE; however, the version of FE (→EE) may be considered equal.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 294

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No c2 in GE

Tied c2 in FE (→EE)
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The version of FE (→EE), identical to the version of GE and analogous b. 61 in terms of sound, possibly originated as an ad hoc correction of the engraver's mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 294-295

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slurs from E to g in GE1 (contextual interpretation) & FE (→EE)

Slurs from  F1 to a in GE2

Slurs from E to a, our alternative suggestion
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Like in b. 61-64, in the main text we give the unequivocal slurs of FE (→EE). The slurs of GE1, starting earlier, may convey the inaccurate notation of [A], which most probably indicates slurs of the same range. The version of GE2 must be arbitrary. Our alternative suggestion is based on the assumption that the engravers could have routinely interpreted the endings of the slurs.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions