Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 40

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  before the top note of the L.H. octave in the middle of the bar (f) – the accidental appears only just before the f minim. Chopin's patent inaccuracy, resulting from the corrections to the L.H. part in this and the next bars, was rectified by FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 41

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to f1. Chopin wrote in this bar a cautionary  to F in the middle of the bar, which was supplemented by FE (→GE,EE), in which an accidental was added to f. We also include those accidentals in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 43

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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FE1 overlooked the  raising f1 to f1. All the remaining sources contain the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 44

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Accent under L.H. in A

2 short accents between staves in FE (→GE,EE)

2 long accents suggested by the editors

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The two accents in FE must have resulted from Chopin's proofreading; apparently, he decided to homogenise the markings in b. 44 and 46. Taking into account the fact that the accents of A in b. 46 are clearly long, which, however, were reproduced by FE as short, we assume that it is also in b. 44 that Chopin most probably wanted to have long accents; this is the solution we adopt in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions