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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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b. 14

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

ten. in A (→GE→FE,EE)

No indication in FESB
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The missing ten. must be an oversight or revision (the stem prolonging b2 was also overlooked/omitted).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 14

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

leggier. in A (→GE→FE,FESB)

leggiero in EE
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In the main text we keep the ambiguous Chopinesque abbreviation leggier. We assume that the abbreviation most likely stands for the adverb leggier(a)mente, which Chopin used a few times in his other early works (cf., e.g. the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, III mov., b. 81). Another possibility could be leggierissimo, which, Chopin, however, would abbreviate as leggieriss. – cf. b. 55 and 367. The word leggiero featured in EE almost certainly does not literally correspond to Chopin's intention but, practically, being synonymous with leggiermente, it can be considered an unequivocal version of the Chopinesque abbreviation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 18-29

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 19

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

mezza voce in A (→GE→EE,FESB)

No indication in FE
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In the main text we include the change Chopin ordered while proofreading FE1 – there are visible traces of removal of mezza voce in print.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 20

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

legg. in AsI

 in A (→GE→FE,EE,FESB)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations