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b. 134-135

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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In FE (→EE) the slur over the L.H. part starts already from the 1st crotchet in b. 134. It must be a result of misinterpretation of the notation of AF, in which the slur over the three chords encompasses them with plenty of margin. Moreover, in FE this slur reaches only the 3rd crotchet in b. 134, in spite of the fact that its ending is present in b. 135 – on a new line.
This inaccuracy was repeated in EE. See the previous note concerning the 1st beat of the bar.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Uncertain slur continuation , Errors repeated in EE

b. 134-140

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

3 long & 2 short accents in AF

5 short accents in FE (→EE)

5 long accents in GE
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In AF the accents in b. 139-140 are clearly shorter than the three previous ones in b. 134, 136 and 138, hence we reproduce them as short. However, if we were to compare them to the distribution of the notes, it would turn out that they are actually the same length – each reaches more or less the middle of the triplet. Therefore, it is most likely that Chopin meant all of them to be long accents, the way it is clearly shown in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 134-135

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Figuration from c4 in A

Figuration from b3 in FE (→GE,EE)
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The version introduced at the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE), certainly by Chopin, is definitely an improvement – the connection with the previous bar is smoother, while the shape of the applied motif refers to b. 126-129. The notation of A does not include any of the two necessary flats to a3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes , Inaccuracies in A

b. 134-135

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Separate slurs in FC (literal reading) & FE (→EE)

Continuous slur in GE
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In FC the slur in bar 134, the last in the line, suggests that it should be continued, which is not confirmed by the slur beginning in bar 135 from the 1st note. We assume that they are separated slurs, as in FE (→EE), whereas in GE they were interpreted as a continuous slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 134

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

f repeated in AsI

f tied in A (→GE→FE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations