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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 291-292

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Like in b. 58-59, in FE1 there is not a single  raising g to g (in various octaves). The mistake was corrected in FE2 and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

b. 295

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In GE and FE1 there is no accidental to the bottom note of the L.H. chord on the 3rd beat of the bar (d). FE2 and EE added a , which we include in the main text. This and other additions were also introduced in b. 296-297.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , FE revisions

b. 296-297

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In GE and FE1 there are no accidentals to the d notes (in various octaves) on the 3rd beat of both bars. The remaining editions added the following naturals:

  • FE2 to the bottom note of the L.H. chord in b. 296 (d) and to d2 in both bars;
  • EE1 to d and d2 in b. 296;
  • EE2 also to d1 and d2 in b. 297.

In the main text we include only the L.H. accidentals.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions

b. 300

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No accidental (d) in GE & FE1

 (d) in FE2 & EE
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According to us, the version with d resulted from Chopin having overlooked the  in [A] (→GE,[FC]→FE1). Therefore, in the main text we include the  added in FE2 and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

b. 311

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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FE1 lacks both the  raising e1 to e1 at the beginning of the bar, and the  restoring e1 two quavers later. In EE1 only a  before the 1st quaver was added, while in FE2 was also added only a , but before the 3rd quaver! Therefore, it was either misplaced or supposed to be a . The text of GE and EE2 (→EE3) is correct.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Errors repeated in EE