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b. 220-221

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there are no rests in the top voice. Chopin would often omit such rests in obvious situations; however, he was not always consistent – cf. b. 216 (without rests) and 218 (with a rest). Anyways, the two-part notation is marked by the direction of the stems. This notation was reproduced by FE, yet rests were added in b. 221, perhaps at Chopin's request. Therefore, in this situation b. 220 having been left without a rest must be considered an inadvertence, hence, to avoid doubts, we add a rest also in this bar in the main text. In GE and EE the absence of a rest prompted the engravers to make the stem of the c minim point upwards, which turned an inaccurate notation into a wrong notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 221-222

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE & EE

Pedalling in FE
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In the main text we include the pedal markings of FE, added by Chopin probably to the basis for FE. The missing markings in EE are probably the engraver's mistake. See also b. 223.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 221-222

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

Staccato dots in A

Wedges in GE (→FE,IE)

No marks in EE
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As in bars 216-219, the use of wedges in GE (→FE,IE) rather does not derive from the A notation. In EE the marks were overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , Wedges

b. 223

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in FE

No mark in EE & GC (→GE)
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The fact that  is missing both from EE and from GC (→GE) suggests that the asterisk was already omitted in the autograph. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Errors of GC

b. 224-225

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

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In the L.H. part in EE1 in bar 224 the text of the next bar was printed (without performance markings and the ledger line for the 2nd crotchet). It resulted in an erroneous, although acceptable in terms of pitch, text in bar 244 (c-c1-b-b1) and in vague and rather illogical three first crotchets in bar 225, which are a1-a2-g2. It is difficult to say how the performers playing from EE1 dealt with this version, hence we do not try to create a content transcription in this case, which would be purely hypothetical.
As far as the remaining sources are concerned, in GE (→FE,EE,IE) a flat to the 3rd crotchet in bar 224 (g) and a flat to the 2nd crotchet in bar 225 (c1) were added, omitted in A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A