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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 268-273

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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As before, in FE (→EE) the octaves at the beginning of b. 268-271 and on the 2nd beat of b. 272-273 are written in a way that an entire octave is encompassed with the stem of the bottom voice quaver, and it is only the top note that is provided with an additional crotchet stem. It must be a mistake, which is evidenced by the dots prolonging both notes of the octaves in b. 270-273. To the main text we adopt the notation of GE, which is undoubtedly correct.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 269

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Crotchet in GE & FE

Dotted crotched in EE
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Like in analogous b. 36, the missing dots prolonging the f1-f2 octave must be Chopin's oversight. The dots were added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions

b. 276

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Quaver a1-c2 in GE1 & FE (→EE)

Crotchet a1-c2 in GE2
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Similarly as in bar 43, splitting the first chord into two parts – this time the upper crotchet comprises the a1-c2 third – is an arbitrary revision of GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 276

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Crotchet a1 in GE1 & FE (→EE)

Crotchet f1-a1 in GE2
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The version of GE2 is erroneous or arbitrary, perhaps introduced on the basis of the version of the sources – most probably erroneous – in b. 69.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 290

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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FE overlooked the dots prolonging the e-e1 octave. The mistake was corrected in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE