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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 28

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

f-f1 on the last quaver in GE

f-c1-e1-f1 in FE (→EE)
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The empty octave on the last L.H. quaver in GE is probably a mistake of the engraver (cf. analog. b. 54 and 287). It could also be the initial version, analogous to b. 32, 58, 104, 108 and 291, and perhaps overlooked in [A] at the time of entering corrections into b. 54 and 287 and supplemented in the basis for FE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 48

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Chord with b1 in GE & FE (→EE)

Chord without b1 suggested by the editors
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The chord with an additional b1 note we encounter in the sources is most probably Chopin's mistake, which is supported by the following arguments:

  • there are no musical reasons to differentiate b. 48 and 281 from b. 22, 74 and 307, in which GE and FE (→EE1) feature chords with three sounds;
  • In [A] Chopin wrote a four-note chord with b1 only once in b. 48, since b. 268-310 were certainly marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of b. 35-77;
  • b1 is necessary a bar earlier (b. 21 and anal.) to clearly mark a dominant seventh chord following Bin the preceding bar;
  • an erroneous repetition of the beginning of b. 47 or removal of the b1 note only in b. 22 and 74 (disregarding b. 48) constitute highly likely mechanical causes of the mistake.

Taking into account the above, in all five places we give a chord without b1. In EE2 (→EE3) an inverse revision was performed, i.e. all the discussed places include a four-note chord.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 70

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Quavers e-b in GE & FE (→EE1)

Quavers c-e-b in EE2
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In the 4 quaver chords, we add here c notes in accordance with the changes Chopin introduced while proofreading FE (→EE1) in all analogous places – b. 18, 44, 277 and 303. The missing notes in the discussed bar must be considered a mistake in this context (quite typical of Chopin – cf. numerous examples tagged relevantly). The notes were also added in EE2, most probably on the basis of a comparison with analogous bars. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 269

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Chord with b in sources

Chord without b suggested by the editors
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In the main text we omit the b note in the chord on the 4th quaver of the bar. Chopin removed it in analogous b. 36 while proofreading FE and almost certainly forgot to do it also here – the reprise of the main section of the Polonaise was not written out in the manuscripts, which proves that Chopin did not foresee any differences between these fragments, particularly so minor.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 278

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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We add a cautionary  to e1 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place