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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Authentic corrections of EE

b. 233-237

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

No indication in GC (→GE) & FE

in EE
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Same as in bars 45-49, in the main text we give cresc. - - added probably by Chopin in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of EE

b. 234-237

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

Long accents &  in GC (→GE)

No signs in FE

2 short accents in EE1

3 short accents in EE2

2 long accents suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a version based on additions introduced most probably by Chopin in the base text to EE1. We adopt the placement and type of the used accents, which in EE could have been recreated inaccurately, from the undoubtedly authentic notation of the previous version of GC (→GE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 238

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

in GC (→GE) & FE

in EE
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 in EE is probably a result of Chopin proofreading of the base text to this edition. However, according to us, the version of the remaining sources can be considered to be equal.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of EE

b. 238-242

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

No slurs in GC (→GE) & FE

Slurs in EE

Our alternative suggestion
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Three phrase marks were probably added by Chopin in the base text to EE. We give them in the main text as an alternative, suggesting considering the possibility of an inaccurate interpretation of the signs by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 240

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

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Similarly as in bar 52, the bottom note of the 1st chord in FE1 (→FE2) is an erroneous a1. The patent mistake was corrected in FE3 (→FE4), EE and GE, which in the case of FE and EE could have been performed by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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