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b. 177-181

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before f1 in bar 177 and f in bar 181.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 177-178

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Staccato dot in A

No mark in GC (→GE) & FE

3 dots in EE
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The staccato dot written in A over the first bass octave in bar 177 was overlooked in other sources except EE. In this edition the dots were also added to the next two bass octaves, in the middle of bar 177 and at the beginning of bar 178.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors of GC

b. 177-183

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

Slurs in GC

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE
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According to us, the slurs of FE (→EE), more consistent, probably convey Chopin's notation in [A] more accurately than the slurs in GC. The latter are imprecise, so it is not obvious how they are meant to be understood, e.g., we interpret the beginning of the slur in bar 177 – differently than GE – as falling on the 2nd beat of the bar. It cannot be excluded that the slur beginning in bar 179 is supposed to be interpreted similarly. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 177-178

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

cre - scen - do in A

cresc. in GE (→FE→EE)
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In the main text we give crescendo after A, divided into syllables and extended over one and a half bars. Replacing this notation in GE (→FE→EE) with a conventional cresc. abbreviation certainly does not come from Chopin. 

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issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 177-189

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

Slurs in A

Dots under slurs in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slurs and dots adopted by us were introduced – most probably by Chopin – in the proofreading of GE (→FE→EE). (FE overlooked the slur in bar 182.) There are no dots in A, and the slurs are marked inaccurately, so that it is uncertain whether they are supposed to encompass the whole bars or only the 2nd and 3rd crotchets. Similarly in bars 353-360.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of GE