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Issues : Errors in the number of ledger lines

b. 49

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

B1 in FC (→GE) & EE

G1 In FE
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Compliance of FC (→GE) and EE allows to suppose that B1 was also in [A], while G1 in FE is a result of Chopin proofreading. Most probably it was actually a correction of quite a frequently encountered mistake in Chopin's works concerning the number of ledger lines (cf., e.g., the Etude in Gmajor, Op. 10 No. 5, bar 72.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Terzverschreibung error , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of FC

b. 55

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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The chord in the R.H. on the 2nd beat of the bar was crossed out in A and rewritten to the left of the original position. It is possible to read the initial notation – it was a chord written in two parts with a c2-f2-a2 crotchet in the bottom voice and an e3 minim in the top one. One can see that Chopin wrote one line too many and in the proofread version he also resigned from the f2 note.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Terzverschreibung error , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Errors of A , Deletions in A

b. 62

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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The 1st crotchet in AI is an erroneous G1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Errors in the number of ledger lines

b. 63

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

b. 64

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
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The version of the 2nd half of the bar in A, FE and EE is rather erroneous, so the change inscribed into FEJ should be considered as a correction. The mistakes in the number of ledger lines are Chopin's most frequent errors.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors in the number of ledger lines