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b. 145-147

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

Slur in bars 145-146 in GC (→GE)

No slur in bars 145-146 in FE1 (→FE2)

Tenuto slur in FE3 (→FE4)

Slur in bars 145-148 in EE
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Both notations of the slur in bars 145-146 – GC (→GE) and FE3 (→FE4) – mean generally the same, yet the notation used in FE accentuates the necessity of holding the full rhythmic value of the chord in bar 146, which is often not observed in the case of the last note under the slur. Chopin would often use this notation, cf., e.g., 1st mov., bar 176, the Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 4, bar 50, in C minor, Op. 25 No. 7, bars 22, 24, 28 and 30 or the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4, bars 2, 4 and analog.
The slur in EE may be a result of an erroneous interpretation of the tenuto slur written by Chopin in the base text – as in FE3 – as an extention to the previous bars of the slur in bar 147. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE , Tenuto slurs

b. 145-155

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

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In the sources based directly on [A] there are no naturals raising c to c – in GC in bars 145 and 147, in FE1 in bar 147. These patent inaccuracies were corrected in GE and FE2, so that all the remaining sources include the correct text. Similarly in bars 153 and 155, although there and in FE the second  was added only in FE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign , Errors of GC

b. 145-146

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

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GC (→GE1) overlooked the dots extending the minims in bar 145. GE1 also omitted the dots in bar 146. The remaining editions include the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of GC

b. 145-146

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

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GE1 lacks the first R.H. slur in each of these bars. It is most probably an oversight by the engraver, corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 145

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

Slur from 2nd quaver in A (probable reading) & GE2

Slur from 1st quaver in A (possible reading→GE1→FE→EE)
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The starting point of the slur in the L.H. in the 1st half of the bar is unclear in A, since it partially blends in with the con forza indication. We assume that the slur runs from the 2nd quaver, since such slurs are present in bars 241-246, based on a similar texture, as well as in bar 32 and 81 in the 2nd movement of the Concerto. The version of the majority of editions may, however, be considered an equal interpretation.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions