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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 112

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

in A

cresc. in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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In A the arms of the  mark are of different length; in this case, we regard the top, longer arm as reliable.
The omission of the hairpin in the editions most probably resulted from an ad hoc revision of the engraver of GE1, who considered the two overlapping synonymous indications an unnecessary complication.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions

b. 114-115

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Slurs in AsI

Staccato dots in A

Wedges in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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The slurs in AsI – the only performance markings in this variation together with the wedge over c2 in b. 114 – could have a rhythmic (triplet slurs) or a motivic meaning. Anyways, Chopin abandoned them in the published version; instead, he wrote here staccato dots, which in GE1 and in the remaining editions were routinely replaced with wedges. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Wedges

b. 115

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In GE (→FE,EE,FESB) a cautionary  was added to the f1 quaver in the L.H. and to the 10th R.H. semiquaver, f2. The accidentals do not seem necessary here; we do not include them in the main text. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 119

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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There is only one  before the chord at the beginning of the 2nd half of the bar in AsI and A, a  to the bottom note (the b2 semiquaver). What is more, in A the accidental was written inaccurately, above the semiquaver, as a result of which GE1 assigned it to d3. Both missing naturals were added in the stage of proofreading of that edition. Chopin's patent oversight was corrected right away in GE1, hence all editions contain the right text (the fact that the  to d3 was printed first is evidenced by the arrangement of the naturals and by the slight difference in size between the  of d3 and the two remaining ones). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Accidental below/above the note , Inaccuracies in A

b. 119

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to e3 and a  to a3. A natural was also added in GE3, while a  is present in AsI. In addition, in AsI, a  was repeated before the penultimate semiquaver.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals