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b. 119

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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EE overlooked a  raising b to b.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 119-120

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur in A (→FE→EE) & GE

No slur in FC
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The missing slur in FC must be an oversight of the copyist; it was added already in GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 119-123

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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The only reason for the deletions visible in A in b. 118, 119 and 123 was attention to the notation's layout, since it was only correctly written notes that were deleted:

  • In b. 118 Chopin wrote the first 5 quavers in the R.H. without octave sign and was faced with the following dilemma: either to continue with a significant number of ledger lines or to use an octave sign in the very end of the passage, thus blurring the graphical presentation of the hand's position. The deletion proves that both possibilities were regarded as awkward.
  • in b. 119 and 123 it was only the direction of the crotchet stem that was changed – the stems pointing downwards, compliant with the rules and generally preferred by Chopin, were replaced with stems compliant with the direction of the stems in the preceding passages (upwards). At the same time, it made it possible to lead the slur to the note heads and not to the stems, which is considered better in terms of layout.

A similar correction is also to be found in b. 251.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 119-120

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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Just like in b. 111, in the main text we give long accents in b. 119. We also add them in b. 120 after b. 112.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 119-121

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

2 slurs in AF & EE

2 slurs in FE, literal reading

Continuous slur in GE
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The fact that the slur is not continued on a new line (b. 120) is a patent mistake of FE, revised in EE. The continuous slur of GE is also erroneous, although, while looking at the slurs of AF, one can easily imagine that if the slur of [AG] in b. 120 were even slightly longer, the engraver of GE1 could have interpreted such overlapping slurs in this manner.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Uncertain slur continuation