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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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b. 68-69

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

Slur in GC (interpretation) & GE2mar (→GE2)

Slur in GE1 & FE3 (→FE4,FE5)

Slurs in EE
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The analysis of all four analogous places (bars 14-16, 22-24, 68-70 and 76-78) leads to a conclusion that the slur in GE1 and the same slur added in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4,FE5) are probably inaccurate. In turn, the remaining two versions may be considered to be authentic – they are two most justified interpretations of the notation of GC. In the main text we give the version of EE, whose accordance with Chopin's idea is, according to us, most likely.
In FE1 (→FE2) there are no slurs at all, which is a patent error. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 70

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

End of slur in GC, literal reading (→GE1)

End of slur in GC (contextual interpretation→GE2mar→GE2) & FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE
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In GC, same as in bar 16 (bar 70 is only marked as its repetition), the end of the slur may be interpreted in two ways. In the main text, we give a more likely, conventional interpretation of this detail, present in the majority of the editions – only in GE1 the end of the slur was reproduced literally, whereas in FE1 (→FE2) the slur in bars 69-70 was totally overlooked.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 75-76

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

No slur in GC (→GE1)

Slur in FE (→EE) & GE2mar (→GE2)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 76-77

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

Slur in GC (→GE1)

Slur in FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & GE2mar (→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Our variant suggestion
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The analysis of all four analogous places (bars 14-16, 22-24, 68-70 and 76-78) leads to a conclusion that the slur of GE1, based on an interpretation of the abbreviated notation of GC using the "copy and paste" method, is probably inaccurate. The two remaining versions, being certainly (FE3) or probably (EE) a result of proofreading entries of Chopin, can be, in turn, considered to be authentic. We base the main text on EE, whose concordance with Chopin's idea is, according to us, most likely. We give the slur present only in EE in a variant form (in brackets), as in this edition one cannot entirely exclude the reviser's intervention.
FE1 (→FE2) do not include slurs at all, which is a patent error.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 78

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

End of slur in GC, literal reading

End of slur in GC (contextual interpretation→GE) & FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE
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In GC, same as in bar 16 (bar 70 is only marked as its repetition), the end of the slur can be interpreted in two ways. In the main text we give a more likely, conventional interpretation of this detail, present in all editions – only in FE1 (→FE2) the slur in bars 77-78 was entirely overlooked.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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