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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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b. 343

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

m.s. to third e2-g2 in A (→GE→EE)

No indication in FE

m.s. at beginning of bar in FESB
..

Both the absence of the m.s. indication in FE and it having been placed too early in FESB must be mistakes.

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issues: Errors in FE , Errors in FESB

b. 365

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in AsI

 in A (→GE→FE,EE)
..

The  in AsI is not written very clearly – it cannot be ruled out that the mark was supposed to be removed and perhaps replaced by  in bar 367. Incidentally, these are first indications marking the absolute dynamic level in the entire Alla Polacca finale (there is only one more  in bar 375). In the main text we naturally provide , present in A and in the editions and constituting an element of a thought-out, holistic dynamic concept.

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b. 367

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in AsI

 in A (→GE→FE,EE)
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The  mark in AsI suggests a clearly different dynamic concept of this place in the early phase of development of the piece's interpretation. However, it should be noted that it is accompanied by leggieramente, which seems to reduce this difference to a certain extent – see the next note.

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b. 367-370

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

leggieramente in AsI

legatiss. leggieriss. e dim. in b. 367-370 after A

legatiss. leggieriss. e dim. in b. 367-368 in GE (→FE,EE)
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The version of AsI represents an earlier stage of development of interpreting indications concerning this place. In GE1 (→FE,EE,GE2→FESB) the range of diminuendo was shortened, probably wanting to avoid a situation in which this indication would be divided between the pages, since bars 369-370 already fall on a new page. This version was also repeated in GE3, although in this edition all 4 bars are on the same page, as in our transcriptions. In the main text we write the Chopinesque abbreviations leggieriss. and legatiss. in full, since it is enabled by the fact that our transcriptions are written less densely.

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issues: GE revisions