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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 130

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No sign in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)

[] suggested by the editors
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The dynamic markings in this tutti differ from the majority of the remaining ones, particularly in the discussed bar, in the 2nd half of which there is a short diminuendo (), absent in all analogous bars. However, such a hairpin is present in similar motifs in b. 96, 200 and 240, always preceded by a  mark. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest adding such a crescendo.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 136

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

  in A

  in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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As in the next bar, in A the change of direction of the   hairpins occurs just before the three quarters of the bar. In GE and the remaining editions, this moment occurs in the middle of the bar, contrary to the natural dynamics related to the direction of the figuration movement.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Unclear hairpins in A

b. 140-147

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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AsI does not contain any performance markings, on which we do not comment further on.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 154-155

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Dots in A

Wedges in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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In the main text we keep the different staccato markings visible in A – wedges at the beginning of the bar and dots over the chords. In the editions, as in many other places – see, e.g. variation IV or the finale – all markings were reproduced as wedges (however, in b. 153 the dots under the slur remained dots).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Wedges

b. 180

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in A (→GE1→GE2)

 in FE & EE

 in FESB

in GE3
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According to the editors, the  sign in A (→GE1→GE2) is entered imprecisely because it includes a rest during which a crescendo cannot be started. In the main text, we give it a scope analogous to the next such sign. A similar interpretation is used in FE and EE, as well as in FESB, in which, however, the sign is reversed (diminuendo instead of crescendo). It's hard to say whether this was an intentional change or a mistake. On the contrary, in GE3 the sign was slightly extended, which was probably a revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Sign reversal , FE revisions , Revisions in FESB , Errors in FESB