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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 101-102

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tied a2 in bar 101-102 in A (→FC,FE→EE) & GE3

No tied a2 in GE1

Tied a2 in bar 101 in GE2

Tied a2 in bar 101-102 – notation suggested by the editors
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The version of GE1, which may seem to be a result of a serious misunderstanding or mistake, is probably a clumsy attempt at correcting the mistakes and inaccuracies of the notation of FC. For the copyist put a superfluous dot extending the d3 minim in the chord at the beginning of bar 101, whereas in the 1st chord in bar 102 he wrote the note head of the middle a2 in such a way that it is practically imperceptible (the fact that the note was to be there is proven by the extending dot). The above defects do not hamper the correct interpretation of the text if one is aware of A; however, having only FC at his disposal, the engraver of GE1 considered both dots in b. 101 as well as the one in b. 102, which seems to concern a non-existent note, to be mistakes. Eventually, he omitted the aimless (under these circumstances) curved line running from the a2 minim in b. 101 and leading nowhere. The reviser of GE2 also did not guess the correct text; it appears only just in GE3.
In the main text we change the original, one-part notation of the chord in bar 101 to a clearer, two-part one.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Different values of chord components , GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 108

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A there are visible traces of a correction of the rhythm of the last two chords in the R.H.: initially, they were provided with the following rhythm: . However, it is uncertain whether the middle note of the last chord was also changed. Admittedly, in the deleted chord a more distinct trace of a note is visible at the pitch of f2, yet a change of rhythm only would not have required any deletion of notes; it would have been enough to blot out the quaver flag.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 114-115

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tied chord in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

Repeated chord in FC (→GE1)
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The missing ties of the R.H. chord are almost certainly an oversight of the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No ties in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

Slurs in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we add ties of the trilled minims after analogous b. 630-631. Both notations (with and without ties) indicate the same performance: cf. the note to the Waltz in D Major, Op. 64 No. 1, b. 69-72. The addition was also introduced in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 205-206

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tied d2 in A (→FC→GE1→GE2, →FE→EE)

Tied e2 in GE3
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GE3 arbitrarily introduced here the version of analogous b. 73-74, in which FC (→GE1) misinterprets the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions