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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 63

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the entire passage, in A there is only one  lowering g to g – to the 7th demisemiquaver (g3). In the editions, the remaining necessary flats were added, taking into consideration the convention allowing for the omission of a  to g2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 105-109

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the majority of the sources there is no accidental to the 8th semiquaver in b. 104 and 108. Admittedly, any doubt is dispelled by the following f3 semiquaver, but the absence of the  restoring f3 after f2 at the beginning of the bar must be considered a mistake due to the rule (frequently applied in the sources of the Variations) according to which accidentals are valid at a given pitch regardless of the use of an octave sign – cf., e.g. b. 35, 39 or 335. Therefore, we add them both in the main text and in the content transcriptions of the sources (versions "edited text"). Naturals were also added in GE3.

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

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 213

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In A both the  raising b2 to b2 and the flats restoring b1 and b2 are absent. The accidentals were added by GE (→FE,EE,FESB). Similar inaccuracies and mistakes are also in analogous bars 233 and 237.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 233-237

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In A there is no  restoring b2 on the last semiquaver in bar 233; both flats at the end of bar 237 are absent too. The mistakes were corrected by GE (→FE,EE,FESB).

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

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 255

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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As far as the naturals raising e to e in the 2nd half of bar 255 are concerned, in A Chopin was satisfied with accidentals to the L.H. chord (e1) and the 3rd demisemiquaver (e3). The remaining 3 naturals necessary later in the passage were added by GE (→FE,EE).
In EE the  to the L.H. chord, which was placed slightly too low in GE1, was interpreted as a natural raising d1 to d1.
In A the  to e3 is written too low, at the pitch of c3. Such inaccuracies are often to be found in Chopin's autographs, generally – as is the case here – with no influence on the interpretation of the text.

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

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Accidental below/above the note , Inaccuracies in A