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b. 195-200

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No L.H. slurs in A (→FE→GE)

Slurs in EE
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The slurs added by EE (in the L.H. part) over the d1-c1 motifs in b. 195-196 and the d1-e1 motifs in b. 199-200 were arbitrarily added during the revision of EE, what is more, inconsistently – slurs were not added in b. 201-205.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 195

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Earlier version in AsI

Added version in AsI

Remaining sources
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There are two versions in AsI – the earlier one, written in normal-sized notes, which we consider to be the text of this source, and the later one, marked with additional small notes. This second version, almost identical to the one added in AsI in bar 179, can be considered a first attempt at the final version appearing in other sources. The notation of the second version is not univocal:

  • The presence of the note c2 in the 2nd semiquaver of the lower voice is not clearly indicated. We assume that the intended voice leading on the 2nd quaver of the bar corresponds to the final version.
  • We add the tie sustaining the grace note b1 following the more precise notation in bar 179.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Main-line changes , Corrections of AI

b. 195

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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We add a cautionary  before e2 in the main text. The accidental was also added in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 195-196

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No slur in AsI

Slur from g1-b2 in A, literal reading

Slur from e2 in A (contextual interpretation→GE→FE,EE)
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 195

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

b in chords in A (→GE)

g in chords in FE (→EE)
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Leaving the chord unchanged, as it is in FE, seems to work better with calando in these bars. Most probably we are dealing here with a Chopinesque correction to [FC] or while proofreading FE1. The latter is supported by small printing errors visible in FE, which may indicate that changes were made here. Due to the above, in the main text we give the FE version. The A version may be considered an equal variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE