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b. 7

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

e1 in A (→FE→EE1→EE2)

d1 in GE & EE3
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The version of GE may be either a revision of this edition (cf. the comment on b. 45-47) or a variation introduced by Chopin (e.g. along with Lento – cf. the comment on b. 1). The vast majority of arguments are for the former, i.e. for this chord being arbitrarily revised in GE:

  • clear notation of A, repeated without changes in FE, which was proofread by Chopin twice;
  • testimonies of Chopin's pupils and friends – Marcelina Czartoryska, Friederike Streicher, Ferdinand Hiller and Adolf Gutmann.

Therefore, in the main text we give e1, considering d1 a variant of uncertain authenticity.
The change in EE3 must have been introduced on the basis of a comparison with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 7

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

f in A

No note in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)
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In the main text we include the f semibreve present in A. It also appears in all sources of the orchestral part (in violas), including in the later record of this bar in AsI. The absence of that note in the editions most probably resulted from a mistake by the engraver of GE1; perhaps he was uncertain where to put it – more or less in the middle of the bar, as in A, or at the beginning of bar as required by the general rule of vertical alignment of notes played simulaneously.
These variants do not apply to the original version of the opening eight-bar period, written in AsI.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 7

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

b-c1 in AI, FE2 (→EE) & GE3

c1-d1 in FE1 (→GE1→GE2)
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The c1-d1 second in FE1 (→GE1→GE2) must be a mistake (most probably by the engraver), which is proven by b-c1:

  • present in AI,
  • introduced by Chopin in the stage of proofreading FE2 (→EE),
  • present in all sources in bar 75 (upon repetition of this place).

The correct text of GE3 most probably resulted from the fact that a copy of FE2 was used in the revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions , Errors repeated in GE

b. 7

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to f2, as it was performed by GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 7

composition: Op. 30 No. 1, Mazurka in C minor

e1 in FE (→EE)

No note in FC (→GE)
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The missing e1 crotchet at the beginning of the bar must be an oversight by Fontana.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC