Issues : Uncertain slur continuation
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b. 100-101
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composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor
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The ending of the last A slur reaches the bar line at the end of a page, which could suggest that it should be continued, and this is how it was interpreted in GE, despite the fact that in bar 101 (on a new page) there is no continuation of this slur. According to us, it is not conveyed by the A notation, not to mention the musical sense, hence in the main text we lead the slur to the last quaver in bar 100. The FE notation is also ambiguous, due to the same reason as in A – the slur in bar 100, at the end of a line, suggests that it should be continued, but there is no continuation in bar 101. The interpretation of EE coincides with our assessment. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 102-105
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composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor
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The missing L.H. slurs must be considered Chopin's inadvertence, probably dating back to the stage of writing [AG] (→GE). The shorter first slur of FE (→EE) is a result of a typical inaccuracy of AF – in b. 103, opening a new page of the manuscript, there is no ending of the slur from b. 102, which suggests continuation. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources |
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b. 109-110
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composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor
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The range of the slur is unclear in A – at the end of bar 109, which ends a line, the slur fades due to lack of ink, while bar 110 does not contain a continuation thereof. Therefore, when interpreted literally, it reaches the last quaver in bar 109. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that Chopin meant a longer slur, as in the next three analogous figures. This is how it was reproduced in all editions. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , FE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 113-115
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In both A and GC bar 114 starts a new line. The slurs in A unequivocally mean a continuous slur, however, the notation in GC is ambiguous – the beginning of slur in bar 114 suggests continuation from the previous bar but the slur in bar 113 ends on the last quaver (this inaccurate notation is meticulously reproduced in GE). We assume this to denote separate slurs. In the main text we give the notation of A (→FE,EE) which does not rise doubts. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Uncertain slur continuation , Errors repeated in GE |
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b. 115-119
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In FE the slur in the middle voice breaks at the end of line (in bar 115). GE overlooked the entire slur, despite an unambiguous and clear notation of GC. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Uncertain slur continuation |
