Issues : Inaccuracies in GE
b. 108
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The early start to the hairpin in GE (→FE,EE,FESB) is most probably an inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 136
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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As in the next bar, in A the change of direction of the hairpins occurs just before the three quarters of the bar. In GE and the remaining editions, this moment occurs in the middle of the bar, contrary to the natural dynamics related to the direction of the figuration movement. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Unclear hairpins in A |
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b. 192-193
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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As in bars 176 and 180, GE (→FE,EE) extended the slur only to the end of the bar, probably in the belief that the notation A was inaccurate. It is difficult to say what caused the subsequent extension of the slur in FESB – inaccuracy or perhaps an analogy with bars 196-197, in which the slur has the correct range in all editions, consistent with A. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Revisions in FESB |
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b. 194
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins |
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b. 194-195
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The slur between these bars was added in GE1, possibly by Chopin. However, the notation is inaccurate, as only the ending of the slur in bar 195, on a new line, is printed. According to the editors, a mistaken placement of this slur cannot be ruled out, especially since there is no slur in this place in a similar phrase in bars 178-179. On the other hand, the vast majority (8 out of 11) of figures in which a demisemiquaver after a rest precedes a note of a different pitch are covered by a two-note slur. In addition, 2 out of 3 situations in which there is no slur are problematic – the slur in bars 180-181 has almost certainly been missed (in the analogous bars 192-193 the appropriate slur is present), and in bar 194 the demisemiquaver b1 leads in the melody to c2, but b1 is repeated in the lower voice. Taking into account this statistic and the possibility of Chopin's correction, we include the slur in question in the main text. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections of GE , Uncertain slur continuation |