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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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b. 35-36

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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Although the "nonchalant" chromatic notation of A – at least 4 accidentals in the R.H. are missing as well as 7 in the L.H. – does not lead to any textual doubts, it requires to be completed, which was already performed, to a certain extent, in the first editions. Taking into account the manner (different from ours) in the case of the R.H. part on the 4th beat of b. 35, the accidentals on the top stave were already ordered in GE1, including the addition of a cautionary  to d1 at the beginning of b. 35 and removal of the unnecessarily repeated  to b1 at the beginning of the 2nd half of b. 36. However, the notation of the L.H. part can be considered complete only in FESB and EE (different in both). In the main text we add R.H accidentals on the 4th beat of b. 35; it was also performed in GE3. See also the note at the beginning of the 2nd half of b. 36.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Corrections in A , Cautionary accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 35-36

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

4 staccato dots in A

8 wedges in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)

8 dots suggested by the editors
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In A the staccato markings over the semiquavers are evidently represented by dots and clearly differ from, e.g. the wedges at the beginning of b. 35 or b. 39. According to us, the wedges in GE (→FE,EE) were an arbitrary decision of the engraver, who blithely approached the Chopinesque staccato markings on a number of occasions – cf., e.g. b. 10. By contrast, adding marks on the 4th beat of the bar, although without effect on performance – in both cases the marks serve as an example and should be propagated to all semiquavers in these bars – seems to be justified and may have come from Chopin (see also the note on b. 39-40). However, we believe that these two issues can be considered independently, hence in the main text we give dots (after A) in the entire 2nd half of the bar (after GE1).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , Wedges

b. 35

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

g3-d4 in AsI, A, FE1 & GE2 (→GE3,FESB)

g3-c4-d4 in GE1 (→EE)
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The version of GE1 (→EE) must be erroneous – the slightly blurred ledger line in A under d4 is not a notehead. The mistake was corrected in FE1 (→FE2) and GE2 (→GE3,FESB), in the former perhaps at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 35

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

A in AsI

A1-A in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Bass register changes

b. 35

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

 in A (→GE→FE,EE)

No marking in FESB
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The lack of  is probably an error of the FESB engraver, who also omitted a wedge on the 1st chord here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FESB