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b. 236

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in GC (→GE) & FE

No marking in EE
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Lack of  in EE is probably an accidental omission, yet it may also be the earlier version. The indication does not change the musical picture here but defines it more precisely. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 236-238

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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The sources have the lower notes of the L.H. octaves in bars 236-238 marked with the digits 8. We change that notation to match contemporary standards. The same applies to bars 192-199, 239-240 and 486-493.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 236

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

Crotchet in EE, possible interpretation of FE0 (→FE)

Quaver in GE—another interpretation of FE0 (→FEG)
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In FE (→FEG) the 3rd chord in the L.H. is a crotchet, in spite of the fact that it is followed by a quaver rest. This patent error can be interpreted in two ways: 

  • the engraver inserted the rest by mistake instead of the bass clef (see also: the adjacent note);
  • the engraver could have overlooked both the stem of the quaver and the change of the clef.

As the L.H. has crotchets in similar situations in the Waltz, we consider the first possibility to be more plausible. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE

b. 236

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

a1 in chord in GC (→GE1)

f1 in FE (→EE) & GE2
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The version of GC (→GE1) is certainly erroneous – the double stroke of the same note (a1) by the L.H., unjustified by the voice leading, does not make any sense, as far as the piano technique is concerned. It is worth observing that the copyist initially wrote a chord within the correct, one octave, span, yet with a double Terzverschreibung error – a-c1-e1-a1. He then corrected it, yet only partially. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors of GC , Alterations in GC

b. 236

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

 
 
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GE features  on the first crotchet in the bar. It is probably the original version, corrected by Chopin in the last stage of development of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE