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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 38-39

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

cresc. in A (interpretation in context)
 

The word broken into syllables in EE
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The term cresc. is written in A between the 3rd beat of bar 38 and the 1st beat of bar 39. In GE (→FE→EE) it was placed at the end of bar 38. Because of the division into lines and the concern for the legibility of the text, we place it in bar 39. Cf. bars 47, 101 and 109. In EE the word was broken into syllables; although Chopin sometimes wrote it that way, in this instance it is the editor's adjustment. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 45-47

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

 Agogic indication in A

GE (a stretto)

FE (→EE)
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We give the agogic indication as contained in A, we also reproduce the text layout in relation to the notes. GE has a stretto instead of e stretto, which changes the sense of this indication to a certain degree; also, it is placed earlier, at the beginning of bar 45. In FE (→EE) the error of GE was corrected and the inscription moved back to its original place as in A. This is probably Chopin's correction. In EE and GE2, greater care was taken to ensure a more uniform arrangement of particular words in relation to the musical text.

The accent in the word più is given only in GE and EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 45-46

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A slur in A (→GE) & EE

A shorter slur in FE
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In A (→GE), the slur reaches the crotchet on the 2nd beat of bar 46. In FE it ends on the preceding semiquaver, which is probably the engraver's fault. The longer slur of EE, corresponding with A, most probably results from the correction of the editor, who partly standardized the slurs in similar phrases.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 48

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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An unclear  staccato dot in A was omitted in GE1 (→FE) and put back in EE and GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 49-50

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A slur in A, EE and GE2 (→GE3)

A shorter slur in GE1 (→FE)
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Against the notation of A, in GE1 (→FE) the slur mistakenly ends on the semiquaver. The correct version was restored in  EE and GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE