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b. 188

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

 
 
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GE has an additional c1 note on the last quaver in the bar. It is most probably a mistake of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 188

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

Dots for R.H. in A (→GE→FE)

No marks in EE

Dots for both hands suggested by the editors
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In such a context, the staccato dots written over the R.H. (as it is in A, GE and FE) are valid also in the L.H. In the main text, we suggest adding signs in the L.H. due to the added accents in the previous bar and change of the placement of the dots in the R.H.
The absence of the signs in EE must be an oversight.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 188-189

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

Slur in A

2 slurs in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur of A was indeed written with two moves, yet interpreting it as two slurs is, according to us, an unnecessary complication, incompatible with Chopin's intention. It may be that GE1 initially printed only one of the slurs, so that adding a second was a correction of a patent mistake – cf. bars 190-192.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 188

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

Trill over b1 in FE

Trill over b1 & a1 in GE

No trill in bar 188 in EE
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The differences in the length of the wavy line of the trill are most probably accidental. There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the version of FE. The version of EE must be erroneous – if the b1 in bar 188 was not supposed to be encompassed with the trill, there would be no reason to drag the wavy line over the naturals introducing a new key. According to us, a possible Chopinesque proofreading of GE is also unlikely – a single note, in this case an a1, is a natural way of ending a trill in such a context.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 188

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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In GE, there is no  restoring a1 at the end of the bar. This patent mistake was most probably originally present also in FE (and probably also in [A]), in which, however, it was corrected in the last proofreading.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in GE