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Op. 2, Variations, complete

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
EE1
Main text
AsI - Working autograph of score
A - Autograph fair copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE1
GE3 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FESB - Later French edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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2 semiquavers in AsI & A (→GE→FESB)

Dotted rhythm in FE & EE

In the version of AsI and A (→GE→FESB) the dot prolonging g1 refers to the quaver and indicates that it should be held to c2 (actually to g1, which must be played again). In the version of FE1 and EE this dot refers to – also or only – the semiquaver, as a result of which the next note must be shortened. It is difficult to say whether the emergence of the other version in FE1 resulted from Chopin's proofreading or from the interpretation of the slightly misleading Chopinesque notation by the engraver or reviser, as in EE.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE, FE revisions, Dotted or even rhythm, Inaccuracies in A

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh