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b. 155-156

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

Slur to e1 in A, FE (→EE) & GE2

Whole-bar slur in GE1
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In GE1 only bar 155 was embraced with a slur; the version is either inaccurate or arbitrary. The correct range of the slur was restored in FE (→EE), probably at Chopin's request. GE2 also has the correct text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 155

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

 under 2nd quaver in FE (→GE,EE)

 under E suggested by the editors
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Placing the  mark only just under the 2nd quaver must be a result of misunderstanding of the notation of the handwritten base text – due to the lack of space, Chopin would often put pedalling marks next to low-located notes.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 155

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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We add a cautionary ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ before d2 in the main text. We remove an unfounded ​​​​​​​ before L.H. a​​​​​​​1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 155

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

cresc. - - - in A (→GC→GE)

cresc. - - - in FE

cresc. in EE

cresc. - - - suggested by the editors
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In the main text we place the cresc. - - - between the staves, for it pertains not only to the progression of the L.H. Chopin wrote it below the lower staff probably out of concern for the legibility of A – in bar 156 the semiquaver beams and stems are written between staves and make placing the indication there virtually impossible. FE and EE introduced a similar shift.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 155

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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The demisemiquaver passage in FE (→GE1) is devoid of the accidentals present before the 1st chord (not counting the octave sign) – the naturals of a1 and a2 and the  of f2. A comparison with the notation of the two previous bars, in which the  of e2 is present in the passage, shows that possible rules of validity of accidentals were approached in a very flexible manner in such situations. In the remaining editions the notation was partially completed – EE added a  of f2, while GE2 (→GE3) a  of a2. See also b. 156.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies