composition:
Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The letter 'z' in the marking was omitted in the first editions of Chopin's works several times – cf., e.g. the Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 4, b. 1.
The erasure visible in A suggests that Chopin initially wrote there a , which, in turn, indicates that there is a difference in meaning between and ; however, it is unclear what the difference actually is. According to us, it is likely that could be associated with an isolated or a target accent, after which the current course is not continued anymore. On the other hand, , applied in the Variations much more often and always accompanied by an accent, usually long, or a hairpin, generally implements the appoggiatura dynamic scheme – it emphasises the first out of the pair of the concerned notes.
category imprint:
Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues:
Corrections in A
, Errors in GE
, fz – f
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