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Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FC

b. 25

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

  in FC (→GE)

No markings in FE (→EE)
..

The pedal marks in FC (→GE) are added in Chopin's hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 26

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

No sign in FE (→EE)

in FC

..

As in bar 18, in the main text we give the  hairpin entered almost certainly by Chopin into FC. In GE the mark was clearly extended, which can interfere with the performance manner intended by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 28-30

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

  in FC

No signs in FE (→EE)

  in GE
..

Chopin added the   hairpins in FC, as was the case with the majority of the remaining dynamic marks in this Mazurka. GE partially adjusted the range of the marks to full bars, which in this case was justified to a certain extent, due to the transition to a new page starting from bar 29.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 37-45

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

,, in FC (→GE)

No markings in FE (→EE)
..

As in bars 5-13 (and with similar doubts), the dynamic markings at the beginning of the subsequent four-bar sections (bars 37, 41 and 45) were entered into FC probably by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 43

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

in FC (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)
..

In a different situation, the  mark, added by Chopin in FC, could be considered a long accent on the 3rd beat of the bar. However, in this case, a comparison with analogous bars 7 and 15 reveals that it is the interpretation adopted by GE that is correct – a  hairpin from the 2nd beat to the end of the bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Authentic corrections of FC