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b. 127

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Crotchet g1 in A (→FE,EE)

Quaver g1 in GC (→GE)
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As in analogous bar 102, the rhythm in the upper voice of the R.H. has two versions in the sources. In the main text we present the version of GC (→GE). This time the correction is inaccurate – Chopin added a quaver flag to the g1 note but   forgot the rest, as a result of which the bar in the upper voice has only 5 quavers. The obvious mistake was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 127-128

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

d1 tied in A (→FE,EE) & GE3

d1 repeated in GC (→GE1→GE2)
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The tie sustaining d1 over the bar-line was omitted in GC (GE1→GE2) – the copyist might have taken it for deleted. It was only added in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 127-130

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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In A the bars are written briefly in the form of numbered bars, corresponding to bars 3-6, which are supposed to be repeated here.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 127

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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GC and FE1 (→FE2→EE) lack in the accidental before the 3rd crotchet in the L.H. Patent in this context Chopin's mistake was corrected in GE and FE3 (→FE4). Moreover, FE1 overlooked the  before the 4th note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 127-132

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

2 new slurs in GC (→GE)

No new slur in FE1 (→FE2)

1 slur in FE3 (→FE4) & EE

1 new slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a slur in which we assemble the most reliable elements of source versions – musically and pianistically natural beginning of the phrase in bar 129 after GC (→GE) and a non-separated slur in bars 130-131 after the Chopinesque proofreading of FE3 (→FE4) and base text to EE.

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

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE