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b. 13-14

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No slurs in A1, CK & EL

Slur in bar 14 in CJ

Slur from bar 13 in CB

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In the main text we give a slur in the 2nd half of b. 14, written in CJ. The absence of this slur in CK and EL probably results from Kolberg's oversight. It is likely that upon seeing the text of CK devoid of slurs, Balakirev decided to repeat in CB the slur from analogous b. 5-6.

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issues: Balakirev's revisions , Errors in CK

b. 15

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No sign in A1 & CB

in CJ & CK

in EL

 suggested by the editors

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The compliance between CJ and CK allows us to believe that the  hairpin before the penultimate triplet reproduced the notation of [A2]. Nevertheless, in the main text we slightly extend this mark after analogous b. 48 – in this context, a diminuendo naturally leads us to the final note of the run, and the notation of the autograph could have been inaccurate. This idea was fully implemented in EL, most probably also on the basis of comparison with b. 48.

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issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Balakirev's revisions , Revisions in EL

b. 18

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

b1-c2 in A1, CJ, CK & EL

a1-b1 in CB

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In the main text we preserve the characteristic, "naive" Chopinesque orthography. In CB it was corrected in accordance with the rules, which Chopin did not always obey, particularly in working autographs or drafts (cf., e.g. the Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 4, b. 15 and 19). After all, the avoidance of double accidentals can also be encountered in works of other 19th-century composers.

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b. 18

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

Slur in A1

No slur in CJ & EL

Slur in CK

Slur in CB

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issues: Errors of JC , Balakirev's revisions

b. 19

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No marking in A1

 in CJ, CK & EL

 in CB

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 in CB is a revision or inaccuracy.

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issues: Balakirev's revisions