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b. 4

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

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The cautionary  before c1, undoubtedly justified in this context, was added only in GE and EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 4-5

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

No slur in GC (→GE) & FE1 (→FE2→EE)

Slur in FE3 (→FE4)
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The slur over the part of the L.H. is undoubtedly a Chopin addition introduced in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 4

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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FE (except for FE4) lacks in five necessary accidentals – naturals before d2 and b and sharps before f, f2 and g2. This patent inaccuracy certainly has its source in the notation of [A]. Similarly in GC, in which, however, Chopin added a  raising b to b. In GC (→GE) there are also no naturals before the last octave in the R.H. – it can be an oversight of the copyist or a later addition in [A]. In the remaining sources the signs were completed (all additions can be attributed to a revision): three were added in EE1 and FE4, four in GE; only EE2 includes the correct notation. Cf. bar 24.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 4-5

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

Fingering written in FED, more probable reading

Less probable reading

No teaching fingering
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The fingering, added in pencil, most probably by Miss O'Méara, could have been indicated to her by Chopin. According to us, the numeral under the last quaver in bar 4 can be interpreted in two ways – as '4' or as '1'.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 4

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

No grace note in GC (→GE)

Grace note in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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It is not clear whether Chopin wanted to have a grace note already in this bar – it appears without any doubts in bars 10, 22, 30 and analog. The ornament was deleted – most probably by Chopin – in GC, yet it remained in FE despite a few corrections and visible traces of development in pupil's copies. Due to these reasons, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Authentic corrections in GC