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b. 370

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

g2 in A (→GE→FESB,EE1→EE2)

g2 in AsI, FE & EE3
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The version of A and of the majority of the editions with g2 as the 12th semiquaver must be erroneous – Chopin forgot to cancel the  put to g2, the first note in the bar. This is evidenced by:

  • g2 present in AsI; admittedly, there is no  in that version, yet it is not necessary, since the 1st semiquaver in the bar is written down as f2, and not g2;
  • a natural added to this note in FE, probably by Chopin;
  • g1 appearing twice on the 2nd beat of the bar in the L.H. – if Chopin wanted to have g2 in the R.H. in spite of this, he would not have hesitated to mark it clearly.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Errors of A , Enharmonic corrections , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 370

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

> in A

in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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The missing accent in GE (→FE,EE,FESB) is almost certainly a mistake by the engraver of GE1. It is evidenced by  having been placed before the chord, with space left for the – forgotten – accent.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 371

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

c4 in A (→GE→EE,FESB) & FE2

b3 in FE1
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The version of FE1 is a mistake by the engraver, as evidenced by the compliant text of the remaining sources, including FE2, in which the mistake was corrected, probably at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 371

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

3 wedges, 2 dots in A

6 wedges in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)

3 wedges, 3 dots, our alternative suggestion
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In the main text we reproduce strictly 5 differentiated staccato marks written in A. The version of the editions most probably resulted from a double revision of GE1 – the marks having been standardised (see bars 271-272) and a wedge having been added over the 6th quaver. Leaving the last quaver without a mark can actually be considered Chopin's oversight, hence the addition of the wedge, judging from its different shape, introduced only just in the stage of proofreading GE1, can be seen as Chopin's intervention. The use of a wedge instead of a dot would be then a compromise taking into account the reality of an already printed proof copy including wedges only in this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Wedges

b. 372-374

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the main text, we add cautionary flats before e1 in bars 372 and 374.

category imprint: Editorial revisions