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b. 104-105

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

 as written in A (literal reading)
 

 in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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 in A is written after the accent, yet still in bar 104. A comparison with similar bars suggests Chopin's inaccurate notation probably caused by lack of free space for entering the fortissimo under the octave f2-f3. In GE1 (→FE→EE),  was placed at the beginning of bar 105. In our opinion, Chopin's notation was correctly interpreted in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 104

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

No slur in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Our proposition
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There is no slur in the sources. We suggest adding it , following the example of bar 42.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 104

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE

 in GC (→GE) & FE

Our suggestion (long accent)
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 104

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

 
 
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It is highly likely that two accents of EE are an editorial revision. The sign, placed in FE0 in the middle of the stave, was interpreted (correctly) as valid for both hands and it was changed to two separate signs, by placing one above the chord in the R.H. and the other one above the chord in the L.H.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 104-105

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

 
 
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In FE0 (→FE,FEG,EE) the slur already begins on the last chords in the previous bar. In this musical context, i.e. ending one theme and starting a completely new one (see a similar context in bars 164-165, the notation must be considered as a mistake, overlooked and left uncorrected by Chopin in all base texts. A justified revision of the slur was performed (despite lack of Chopin proofreading) in GE1 (→GE2→GE3) and this is the version we adopt to the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources