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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 238

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Staccato dot in A

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the available photograph of A, it seems that below the horizontal line of the second f letter of the  marking, there is a staccato dot con­cerning the B-b octave. Its absence in FE (→GE,EE) can be explained by the fact that the marks blend into each other; therefore, we in­clude it in the main text. Due to the uncertainty of interpretation, made on the basis of a blur­red photograph, the version of the editions may be considered an equal variant.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 256-257

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Staccato dot in b. 257 in A

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)

3 dots suggested by the editors
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In A, there are no staccato/portato dots over the chords in b. 256, while the mark in b. 257, not included by FE (→GE,EE), may be a fleck on paper or a fleck of ink (it is impossible to draw any conclusions on the basis of the available photograph of A). However, taking into account the distinct dots of A in an almost identical motif in b. 252-253, we believe that it is highly likely that Chopin could have generally meant the same performance here. Therefore, in the main text we include the dot in b. 257 and add dots in b. 256, which, being the last in a line, could have been written down less carefully.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 259-261

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the case of five L.H. octaves, Chopin put an accidental only to one of the notes in A. The following accidentals are missing:  (E) and  (f) in b. 259;  (F) in b. 260;  (C) and  (B1) in b. 261. All the missing accidentals were added by FE (→GE,EE); nevertheless, GE1a once again overlooked the  (E) in b. 259.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A