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b. 182

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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We add a cautionary ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ before F in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 182-183

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

c tied in AI & AF (→FE→EE)

c repeated in GE
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In the main text we give the version of GE, which most probably corresponds to the notation of [AG]. A repeated c note is more realistic if it is actually supposed to be heard in the entire four-bar section. Without access to [AG], an overlooked tie cannot be ruled out.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 182

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Separate slurs in A, interpretation suggested by the editors

Continuous slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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At the end of b. 182 and 186, which end their respective lines, the slurs of A suggest that they should be continued, which is, however, not confirmed by the new slurs in b. 183 and 187. The interpretation adopted by FE (→GE,EE) seems rational, taking into account the longer slurs in b. 180-181 and 184-185. In the main text we suggest an alternative interpretation in which the range of the slurs is related to harmonic changes – the individual slurs encompass a figuration based on one chord.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 182-184

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Shorter slurs in A

Longer slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slurs of A clearly reach only the last quaver in the motifs in b. 182-183 (it is only the first one that can be questionable, at the end of the line, but it does not go beyond the bar line either). Therefore, it is difficult to assume that the longer slurs of FE (→GE,EE) are an inaccuracy of the engraver, particularly since they are musically justified – they encompass entire motifs, as the two Chopinesque slurs in b. 180-182. Consequently, assuming Chopinesque proofreading, we give them in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 182

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No markings in sources

Pedalling suggested by the editors
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In A, the omission of the pedal markings could have been a side effect of the corrections implemented in the L.H. part – Chopin wrote here, most probably by mistake, a broken E major chord, as in b. 181. In the 1st half of the bar, it was enough to correct the written-down text, while in the 2nd half, probably due to another mistake, the composer had to rewrite the entire figure on the stave below. The mistake could have been noticed while adding pedal markings; having finished the corrections, Chopin resumed entering pedal markings from the next line.

In the main text we suggest adding markings after the previous bars. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Errors resulting from corrections