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b. 177-178
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The staccato dot written in A over the first bass octave in bar 177 was overlooked in other sources except EE. In this edition the dots were also added to the next two bass octaves, in the middle of bar 177 and at the beginning of bar 178. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors of GC |
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b. 177-183
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II
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According to us, the slurs of FE (→EE), more consistent, probably convey Chopin's notation in [A] more accurately than the slurs in GC. The latter are imprecise, so it is not obvious how they are meant to be understood, e.g., we interpret the beginning of the slur in bar 177 – differently than GE – as falling on the 2nd beat of the bar. It cannot be excluded that the slur beginning in bar 179 is supposed to be interpreted similarly. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 177-178
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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In the main text we give crescendo after A, divided into syllables and extended over one and a half bars. Replacing this notation in GE (→FE→EE) with a conventional cresc. abbreviation certainly does not come from Chopin. category imprint: issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 177-189
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III
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The slurs and dots adopted by us were introduced – most probably by Chopin – in the proofreading of GE (→FE→EE). (FE overlooked the slur in bar 182.) There are no dots in A, and the slurs are marked inaccurately, so that it is uncertain whether they are supposed to encompass the whole bars or only the 2nd and 3rd crotchets. Similarly in bars 353-360. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources |
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b. 177
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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One can ponder whether the placement of the staccato indication only just in the 2nd half of the bar is not an example of the Chopinesque manner of placing indications within their range of validity. In other words, whether one should not perform the entire chromatic sequence in this bar staccato. According to us, no – such placed indication most probably means that the first few notes are to be performed legato and then the articulation is to be gradually changed, so that the last few notes are clearly performed staccato. There is a similar situation in bar 532. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Centrally placed marks |
