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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 67

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No accidental (d) in GE

(d) in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the version with d resulted from Chopin having overlooked the in [A] (→GE). Therefore, in the main text we include the present in FE (→EE) and added presumably by Chopin while proofreading FE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 71

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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GE has no cautionary  to e1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75-76

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Without d in L.H. in GE

3 d in LH. in FE (→EE)
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As was the case with b. 23-24 and analogous, in the main text we follow FE, proofread by Chopin, in which he added three d notes in the L.H. part: on the 1st and 3rd beats of b. 75 and on the first beat of b. 76.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 76-78

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE

Accent & slur in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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In the main text we suggest the markings of FE (→EE) for the chordal section (beginning with the syncopated crotchet); it is possible to supplement them with the staccato dot drawn from GE (present in analogous b. 25).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 94

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

E-e in GE

C-c in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we give the enhanced version Chopin introduced while proofreading FE (→EE). A similar change was entered into b. 96; in both places one can see traces of changes being performed in print. The same applies to analogous b. 118 and 120.
In FE there are no accidentals to the changed notes, which, when interpreted literally, would result in C-c. The patent oversight was corrected in EE1 by adding a  to the bottom note. In the main text we add 2 naturals in accordance with the manner in which Chopin wrote down this section – cf., e.g. the naturals to the F-f quavers in b. 88, 90, 92. Two naturals are also in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Errors resulting from corrections , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes