A
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
GE4 - Corrected impression of GE3
GE1a - Album German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Amended impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
compare
  b. 53

dim. - - in A

No indication in FE (→GE,EE)

Our alternative variant suggestion

It is difficult to say whether the missing diminuendo resulted from an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE) or from Chopin's proofreading. In A, the indication is very clear, hence there are no visible reasons why someone would not notice it; on the other hand, there are no traces of it having been removed in FE. In this situation, in the main text we follow the version of FE, our principal source, proofread by Chopin twice. The text of A may be considered an equal variant; as an alternative to the main text, we suggest a variant solution with brackets.

Compare the passage in the sources »

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Verbal indications

Go to the music

Original in: Zbiory prywatne