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b. 63

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

In the entire passage, in A there is only one lowering g to g – to the 7th demisemiquaver (g³). In the editions, the remaining necessary flats were added, taking into consideration the convention allowing for the omission of a to g².

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b. 63

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

In A the last demisemiquaver is an F₁note, as a result of which, when interpreted literally, the minim ending the passage is also an F₁note. Chopin's patent mistake was corrected in GE (→FE,EE). Such a blatant error could have been corrected by the reviser, which, in this case, does not diminish the value of the correction.

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b. 64-84

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No beams in AsI & A

Beamed quavers in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)

In the main text we keep the unbeamed notation of the L.H. quavers, consistently used by Chopin both in AsI and A. Wherever an entire bar includes only such quavers (unbeamed), in GE (→FE,EE,FESB) the quavers were beamed in twos or fours. This was probably aimed at facilitating the engraving by reducing the number of elements of notation. Such changes in beaming are also in the R.H. as well as in further variations. We comment on them and reproduce them only in cases where a significant number of changes impacts the general graphic representation of the text – see Variation IV.

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b. 69

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

E & e in AsI & A (→GE1→FE,EE)

E & e in GE2 (→GE3,FESB)

The version of GE2 (→GE3,FESB) with E and e in the 2nd half of the bar is almost certainly an arbitrary revision, introduced probably by analogy with b. 65. The version is contrary not only to AsI and A (→GE1→FE,EE), but also to the Mozartian original. Cf. also two respective fragments of the 2nd variation and the finale (b. 141 and 280-281).