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b. 123

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE & EE
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Just like in bar 115, in GE and EE the accent was reproduced as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 123-124

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur from bar 123 in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur from bar 124, suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest moving the beginning of the slur to over the e1-b1 fifth. In the remaining five similar places, the slur always starts in this fragment of the phrase (the beginning of the four-bar section), which strongly supports the possibility that the slur of the sources in the discussed bar is inaccurate.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 123-124

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

in A

in GC (→GE)

in FE

No sign in EE
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Similarly to the slur, the moment where the  hairpin begins is not obvious in the manuscripts. We assume that the sign in A has the character of a long accent, and starts slightly before the a crotchet. However, the sign in GC starts after the minim at the beginning of the bar, as it was interpreted by GE which is based on this copy. The shortening of the hairpin in FE resulted most probably from the line-break, and the sign in EE was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 123-124

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

d2 repeated in AF (→FE→EE)

d2 tied in GE
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In the main text we give the undoubtedly authentic version of AF (→FE→EE). In turn, the authenticity of the version of GE, although likely, is uncertain – it may result from a routine revision consisting in moving the slur to the side of the noteheads (in GE the stems point downwards). There are numerous examples of such changes in Chopin's pieces, cf., e.g. the Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1, b. 3 or the Nocturne in D Major, Op. 27 No. 2, b. 76-77. Therefore, it is possible that the notation of [AG] was no different from AF.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Placement of markings , Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 123-124

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

Slur in AF (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE
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The missing f1-g1 slur in GE seems to be an oversight. However, it is likely that, contrary to [AG], it was moved over the notes, which converted it into a tie of d2 – see the note above.

category imprint: Differences between sources