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b. 302-303
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In the manuscripts these bars were almost certainly marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 68-70. It means that FE (→EE) overlooked the slur here, present in those editions in b. 69-70 (or rather its complete version, since in those bars, in turn, the part of the slur falling on b. 70 was overlooked). We suggest such a slur as an alternative version, while in the main text we give a possible contextual interpretation of the notation of GE1, according to which we consider the slur going beyond the second out of the last four quavers in b. 303 to reach the end of the bar, in accordance with the slurs of FE in b. 44 and 277. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions |
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b. 304-305
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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The absence of the slur in the sources was most probably caused by Chopin's oversight in [A]. More details in the note to b. 19-20. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 310
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In the main text we suggest the markings of FE (→EE) for the chordal section starting from the syncopated crotchet; it is possible to add the staccato dot from GE in analogous b. 25. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 320-321
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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Both versions may be authentic, yet each may also inaccurately convey the notation of the manuscript. Engravers would eagerly adjust slurs to rhythmic values or beams (e.g. this is how the slur of FE was shortened in EE here), which makes us approach the notation of GE with caution. On the other hand, the engraver of FE could have, e.g. swapped the slurs in this and the next bar – see b. 321-322. Out of these equal variants, to the main text we choose the version of the principal source, i.e. FE. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 321-322
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In FE b. 321 ends a line, while the slur reaches the last semiquaver only. However, in a new line, in b. 322 the slur clearly suggests that it should be continued. EE considered the latter to be inaccurate, whereas according to us, it is more likely that it is the slur of FE that was supposed to be continuous, like the one of GE. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Uncertain slur continuation |
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