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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

b. 226

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

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GE omitted the  sign. It resulted from a misreading of GC – the sign is written there so negligently that it can be mistaken for a  indication (see one of the earlier notes). Curiously, The error was overlooked by GE2 – it neither added a  sign nor removed the  placed later in this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 226

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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All accents in the part of the R.H. are clearly long in A, which was not reproduced in GE1 and the remaining editions. We discuss the last one separately due to the differences in its placement.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE