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b. 186

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b & b¹ in A (→GC,FE,EE)

b & b¹ in GE1

b & b¹ in GE2 (→GE3)

Before the first semiquaver GE added a lowering b to b, and GE2 (→GE3) also shifted the lowering b¹ to b¹ from before the 5th semiquaver to before the 3rd one. These arbitrary changes continue the harmonic revisions initiated by the addition of a lowering b¹ to b¹ in the middle of the previous bar.

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b. 186

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

f² in the chord in A

No f² in the chord in GE (→FE→EE)

The missing f¹in the editions is almost certainly a result of an oversight of the engraver of GE1, since one can see neither traces nor reasons for a possible removal of this note.

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b. 186

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

No marks in sources

Accents suggested by the editors

It seems to be likely that the missing accents in the L.H. are Chopin's inadvertence – cf. accents in the previous bar.

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b. 186-190

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

In the sources, a cautionary was repeated before the 2nd grace note in bar 186, which, according to us, is not necessary. In bar 190 in FE (→EE), there are no naturals before any of the grace notes, which the engraver of GE considered to be an inaccuracy requiring an intervention. In the main text, we suggest naturals before the first grace note in each of these bars.