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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : Arpeggio – vertical slur

b. 53

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Arpeggio in GE1 & FE (→EE)

No mark in GE2
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The absence of arpeggio sign in GE2 results presumably from an oversight by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Arpeggio – vertical slur

b. 57

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slur in GE, literal reading

Arpeggio sign in GE (contextual interpretation) & FE

No mark in EE
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As was the case with analogous b. 31, the slur of GE, although formally correct, is most probably inaccurate and marks a grace note and an arpeggio (written down as a vertical slur), as was conveyed in FE. The absence of a slur (arpeggio) in EE, whatever the reason, cannot be authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , Arpeggio – vertical slur

b. 107

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Slur in GE1, literal reading

No sign in FE (→EE) & GE2

Arpeggio sign, contextual interpretation of GE1
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As was the case with analogous b. 31 and 57, the slur of GE, although formally correct, is most probably inaccurate and marks a grace note and an arpeggio (written down as a vertical slur). The missing slur (arpeggio) in FE (→EE) is most probably an oversight by the copyist in [FC] or by the engraver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Arpeggio – vertical slur