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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 16

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In FE we can see here traces of g1 noteheads in the L.H. in the semiquaver C7 chords. It could have been a mistake of the copyist or of the engraver (a Terzverschreibung error) or the initial version, changed by Chopin at the stage of proofreading FE. If the latter were true, it would be another – next to the pedalling – distinct change introduced at the last moment in #A, but not in [FC].

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

b. 17

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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We add cautionary naturals to the octave E1-E in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 18

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Quavers e-b in GE

Quavers c-e-b in FE (→EE)
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The c notes were added in four quaver chords in the proofreading stage of FE (→EE), almost certainly by Chopin. Identical corrections were also entered into three analogous places – b. 44, 277 and 303. See also b. 70.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 19

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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GE has no cautionary  to e1. The accidental in FE was probably added by Chopin at the stage of proofreading of FE1. It is indicated by the lack of planned space for a  in this bar and by the presence of naturals in analogous b. 45 and 71, but not 278 and 304.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 20

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Grace notes A-B and A-B in GE1 & EE2

Grace notes A-B and A-B in FE & GE2

Grace notes A-B and A-B in EE1
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Out of the three source versions of the double grace notes present both before the 3rd trill and after it, it is only one that is correct – A-B before and A-B after. It results from a comparison of this bar with four repetitions thereof in b. 46, 72, 279 and 305:

  • this is the only version appearing – in b. 46 – in both editions based directly on the manuscripts, hence GE1 and FE1;
  • in GE1 this version is in all those places;
  • no musical reasons support the introduction of different versions of such details in the course of the Polonaise;
  • the different versions of FE can be explained by mistakes of the copyist or of the engraver.

In the discussed bar the missing  in GE2 is an oversight of the engraver, while the  instead of a  in EE1 – most probably a mistake, rectified in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Errors repeated in EE