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b. 229

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

in FE, EE & GE2 (→GE3)

No marking in FE0 (→FEG→GE1)
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Chopin added the  marking in the base texts to EE and FE. It was also added in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 229

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

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FE has an G1-F seventh as the 2nd quaver. The mistake was not noticed in any of the proofreadings, it was, however, corrected in EE, which could have been performed by the reviser. GC (→GE) features the correct text. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 229

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

No slur in A (→GE→FE)

Slur in EE

Slur suggested by the editors
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Taking into account the authentic slur in analogous bar 225, one can consider that the missing slur in this bar should be added – this was probably the reasoning of the reviser of EE. On the other hand, it cannot be excluded that Chopin consciously resigned from writing separate slurs for the L.H. in similar figurations – cf. the note in bar 227. In the main text we suggest a slur for the L.H. mainly due to a necessary, according to us, addition of the slur in bars 231-232. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions

b. 229

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

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The sources include a cautionary  before d2 in the 3rd group of semiquavers. Interestingly, a respective cautionary sign (before a2) in analogous bar 225 is missing, where it would be justified.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 229

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

Accent on 2nd semiquaver in A, literal reading

Accents on 2nd & 3rd semiquaver in GE1 & EE2 (→EE3)

No marks in FE (→EE1)

Short accent on 1st semiquaver in GE2

Long accent on 1st semiquaver suggested by the editors
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The accent in A (short) is placed over the 2nd semiquaver of the last group (b). According to us, the notation is inaccurate, and the accent is supposed to concern the 1st semiquaver. In GE1 the accent was printed in accordance with the literal interpretation of A, yet over the next semiquaver (f), another accent was added. This musically incomprehensible notation perhaps proves attempts to correct the erroneous notation. In FE (→EE1) both erroneous accents were overlooked (it cannot be excluded that it was Chopin's proofreading). GE2 has an accent over the 1st note, which most probably proves the unification of the notation of all similar bars.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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