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b. 28

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

leggieriss. in A

leggier. in GE (→FE)

leggiero in EE

leggierissimo suggested by the editors
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It is difficult to say whether the change of indication introduced by GE (→FE,EE) was a result of the engraver's inattention, revision or even Chopin's proofreading. The change seems too insignificant to bother about, which rather eliminates the last two possibilities. According to us, we can take one other scenario into account, maybe the most likely – the visible traces of corrections in the L.H. part reveal that the parts of both hands were initially misaligned (while planning the L.H., the engraver did not take into consideration the final R.H. quaver). Had leggieriss. been in the area of the correction, the engraver could have then inaccurately reproduced it from memory.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions

b. 28

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

g3 repeated in AsI

g3 tied in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)
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According to the editors, it is not certain whether the lack of the tie to g3 in AsI is a real variant or just Chopin's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Main-line changes

b. 28

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Small notes in AsI

Regular-size notes in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Main-line changes

b. 28

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Dotted semiquaver in AsI, contextual interpretation

Semiquaver & rest in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Rhythmic errors

b. 30

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In A a few necessary or cautionary accidentals are missing – in the L.H. a  lowering g1 to g1, in the R.H. flats lowering g2 to g2 and c2 to c2 and a  to f2. In GE (→FE,EE) it was only the missing accidental in the L.H. that was added.
In the main text we add the above accidentals as well as a cautionary  to d3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE