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b. 43-44

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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As in b. 35-36 and 39-40, in the manuscripts Chopin overlooked some of the necessary accidentals, in this case only flats. AsI lacks a  to the 14th semiquaver in b. 43 (g2) and to the 10th semiquaver in b. 44 (g), and A lacks a  to the 14th semiquaver in b. 43 (g2) and flats to the 8th and 20th semiquavers in b. 44 (g1 and g). All omitted accidentals were already added in GE1, which was repeated in the remaining editions. In the main text, we omit the unnecessary repetition.
In the AsI notation, attention is drawn to the unnecessary repetitions of flats before g3 in bar 43 (as in A) and g1 in bar 44, as well as 3 flats (cautionary?) before e3 in bar 43 and e2 and RH. e in bar 44.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign , Inaccuracies in A

b. 43

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No fingering in A (→GE1→EE,FE1→FE2)

Fingering in GE2 (→GE3,FESB)
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The fingering added in GE2 (→GE3,FESB), as natural as possible here, could have come from Chopin; however, due to the reasons discussed in the characterisation of GE2, we do not provide it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 44

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Slur to bar 45 in A

Slur to D in GE (→FE,EE)
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At the end of b. 44, both slurs in A, in the R.H. and the L.H., are provided with clearly marked endings – the R.H. slur ends on the last note in the bar, d1 (one can see an erased ending of the slur, reaching further), while the L.H. slur reaches the quaver at the beginning of b. 45 (one can see an added ending of the slur going beyond the bar line). Nevertheless, in GE (→FE,EE) the L.H. slur was led only to the end of b. 44, probably due to graphical difficulties (caused by the fact that the stems of one of the L.H. triplets were pointing upwards, which was a routine intervention yet contrary to A) – one can see that it was not feasible to lead the slur further without compromising the shape of the slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 44

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Notation in A (→GE→EE,FESB)

Notation in FE
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The notation of FE, with a demisemiquaver going beyond the 3rd note of the semiquaver triplet, is contrary to the Chopinesque understanding of such a combination of a dotted rhythm with a triplet – see the note on b. 45-46.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions

b. 44

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

 in A (→GE→FE,EE)

No sign in FESB
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The lack of a  sign is almost certainly an oversight by the FESB engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FESB