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b. 45

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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In A1 (→FE) there is no  lowering e1 to e1. It is a result of inattention at the time of performing corrections in this autograph: originally, it was a crotchet featuring e1 alongside the necessary  that was on the 1st beat in the R.H. bottom voice. Chopin did not control the notation of accidentals after he had replaced it with a rest. The sign was added in EE; it is also in GE, which could also be explained by an editorial revision.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Errors of A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 47

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Rhythm in A, probable contextual interpretation

Rhythm in FE (→GE,EE)
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On the available photograph of A, the notation of the bottom voice in the L.H. part is difficult to interpret and most probably erroneous. The authenticity of the version of FE (→GE,EE) is also uncertain; it could have resulted from the actions of the engraver of FE1. According to us, it is highly unlikely that Chopin would have wanted to shorten the duration of the bass note with respect to analogous b. 45 – such a shortening is practically imperceptible, particularly when using harmonic pedalling, which is natural in this context. Therefore, in the main text we give a text analogous to b. 45.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 49

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

Chord with c1 in A

No c1 in chord in FE (→GE,EE)
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Lack of c1 in the 5th chord is most probably a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE). Although in FE there are visible traces of corrections in this chord, yet the a note was deleted, probably printed by mistake instead of f. In the main text we give the unequivocal version of A, compliant with analogous bar 48.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Terzverschreibung error , Uncertain notes on ledger lines

b. 50

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

d1-d2 octave in sources

Octave & third suggested by the editors
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The comparison with analogous bar 210 suggests that the absence of the e1-g1 minim filling the first octave is due to Chopin's oversight. However, it is not obvious, since in A one can see here traces of erasures corresponding to such a minim. However, according to us, it does not have to mean that Chopin wanted to have here a d1-d2 octave without harmonic filling. It could be that the correction concerned an erroneous or an illegible version of notation that was then to be filled with the aforementioned third; on the other hand, it cannot be excluded that Chopin considered using a different version of the middle voice. Anyway, an unfinished correction seems more likely than a bare octave, which would be against the clear textural plan of the last eight bars. Taking into account the above, in the main text we provide the unquestionable version of bar 210. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections

b. 53

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

R.H. part in A (→FE,EE)

GC (→GE1→GE2)

GE3
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In A the original beginning of the bar was the following:

Chopin changed it then to the version offered by FE and EE:

The above correction was also included in GC, however, in this copy Chopin himself changed this place one more time; the new version was printed on this basis in GE1 (→GE2). We consider this version as definitive with one reservation:  we add a  lowering e2 to e2, overlooked during the correction. The addition, not so obvious without knowledge of previous Chopin's corrections, was introduced only in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC