Ornaments
b. 5
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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According to us, the fact that the ending of the trill is not written out does not mean that Chopin envisioned it being performed differently while writing A1. It is rather an element that was skipped in the working notation, since Chopin regarded it as obvious. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 13
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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The arguments for adopting the version of CJ as the principal one are as follows:
The version of the remaining sources can be considered an equal variant, particularly since it cannot be ruled out that in spite of the awkward layout, it was Kolberg that faithfully copied [A2] and Ludwika that committed a mistake. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Main-line changes , Errors of JC , Kolberg's revisions , Balakirev's revisions |
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b. 56
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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The missing grace notes opening the trill are almost certainly Kolberg's mistake, who interpreted them as a . This version was copied in CB and EL, yet Balakirev omitted the , completely superfluous in this context (on the crossed-out first version of the last page of CB, one can see that the Russian composer started writing this , yet after putting the first vertical line, he realised that it was pointless here and abandoned it). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in CK |