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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 218

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In addition to the much more serious change of pitch – see the preceding note – Chopin also changed here the rhythm of the 1st beat of the bar from  to 2 quavers.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Dotted or even rhythm

b. 234

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Quavers in GE

Dotted rhythm in FE (→EE)
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Chopin added here dotted rhythm while proofreading FE1. The quavers in GE may be the initial version of this and previous, analogous bars (b. 171, 175 and 228), overlooked by Chopin at the time of performing corrections. Two quavers occurring in this passage in AImaz corroborate this hypothesis. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Dotted or even rhythm

b. 277

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Quavers e-b in GE

Quavers c-e-b in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we include the c notes, added in the four quaver chords at the stage of proofreading of FE (→EE), almost certainly by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 282-283

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

3 d2 in GE

4 d & 4 d2 in FE (→EE)

Without notes d in L.H. in b. 282, two notes d2 and two notes d in b. 283 in FE (→EE)
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Like in b. 23-24 and analogous, in the main text we follow FE, proofread by Chopin, hence we add d in the L.H. on the 1st and 3rd beats of b. 282 and on the 1st beat of b. 283 as well as d2 and d on the first semiquaver of the triplet in b. 283.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 284

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE

Accent & slur in FE & EE2, contextual interpretation

Accent in EE1, contextual interpretation

Our variant suggestion
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In the main text we suggest the markings of FE for the chordal section starting from the syncopated crotchet; there is a possibility to add the staccato dot from GE in analogous b. 25. At the same time, we correct the third accent, which was misplaced, i.e. it was put over the first chord in b. 284 (which is tied!). EE1 repeated the mistake of FE and also overlooked the slur (which was added in EE2).   

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE