mUltimate Chopin

Op. 2, Variations, complete

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
GE1
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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Quaver a2 after AsI

Semiquaver a2 in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)

The separated a2 quaver leads to b2 in the next bar, thus creating a complete melodic sequence in the R.H. part (e4-a2-b2), alternative with respect to the line using the L.H. f4 (e4-f4-b2). Eventually, Chopin simplified the notation; perhaps he did not want to divert attention from the main line.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Main-line changes

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: New York Public Library at Lincoln Center