Issues : Errors in the number of ledger lines
b. 63
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In A the last demisemiquaver is an F1 note, as a result of which, when interpreted literally, the minim ending the passage is also an F1 note. Chopin's patent mistake was corrected in GE (→FE,EE). Such a blatant error could have been corrected by the reviser, which, in this case, does not diminish the value of the correction. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 166-167
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In AsI both chords on the 2nd and 3rd quavers in b. 166 are written down in the treble clef, and in both Chopin wrote the bottom note under a ledger line. The mistake was committed in both versions of this bar as well as on the 2nd quaver in b. 167 in 1. volta. At the same time, in the notation of the first of the five discussed chords (2nd quaver in b. 166, 1. volta), there are only two ledger lines, hence the lowest note is g, whereas in the four remaining ones – three ledger lines, which results in e being the lowest note. In the remaining sources, the notation is correct (it concerns 2. volta only, since these sources do not contain a repetition of the second part of this variation). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources |
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b. 257
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The version of AsI and A with f3 as the topmost note of the chord on the 2nd beat of the bar is almost certainly erroneous, and it was d3 that was intended by Chopin from the very beginning. It is supported by:
What is more, the discussed note is written in A inaccurately, hence in GE1 (→EE) it was reproduced as e3. In GE2 (→GE3,FESB) it was changed to d3, which could have been one of the changes suggested by Chopin, if we were to assume that he took part in the editing of GE2. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Errors of A , Inaccurate note pitch in A , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE |