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b. 225

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV

Crotchet d3 in A (→GE)

Quavers in EE & IE

Crotchet b2 in FE
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In GE we can see traces of removal of the top quaver beam and the stem to f2, which are present in the remaining editions. This means that the mistake consisting in printing them was committed in GE and that the correct text of this edition resulted from proofreading, performed after the GE copies serving as bases were handed over to the other publishers. The FE version most probably resulted from an unfortunate revision of this initial, erroneous version.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , FE revisions

b. 226

composition: Op. 43, Tarantella

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In A there is no double  before the last but one note of the RH part.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A

b. 226

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE and GC

FE

GE
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For our main text we take the  mark placed mid-bar, according to EE and GC, being the two out of three sources that could have been based on the autograph. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 226

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

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In the last chord, GC has an f instead of e. The mistake was corrected in GE, the remaining editions also include the correct text. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 226-228

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

3 accents in GC

2 accents in FE

2 accents in GE

2 vertical accents in EE
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There are differences between the editions, as far as the presence of accents under the bass octaves is concerned:

  • no sign in FE (→EE) in b. 226 is probably an oversight of the engraver, since it seems unlikely that the accent in GC could have been added by Chopin;
  • the missing sign in GE in b. 227 is most probably due to the overlapping marks in GC, i.e.  and an accent;
  • the change of the font of accents in EE is an arbitrary decision typical of this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Errors repeated in EE