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b. 240

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

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Similarly as in bar 52, the bottom note of the 1st chord in FE1 (→FE2) is an erroneous a1. The patent mistake was corrected in FE3 (→FE4), EE and GE, which in the case of FE and EE could have been performed by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 240

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

 in A

No markings in GE1 (→FE→EE)

  in GE2
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The missing  asterisk in A is undoubtedly a mistake – this kind of oversights would happen to Chopin on a number of occasions, and the end of a page always fosters inaccuracies. The total oversight of the second pedal in this bar in GE1 (→FE→EE) is also to be considered a mistake – there is no reason to use a different pedalling in the ending of this bar than in three previous analogous bars 234, 236 and 238. GE2 added both a  and a . In this context, the placement of the  sign adopted there is the only reasonable one, hence we give this version in the main text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A

b. 240

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

Dot in A, EE & GE2

No mark in GE1 (→FE)
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The missing staccato dot in GE1 (→FE) is a patent oversight, corrected in EE and GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 240

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

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In A (→GE), there is an unjustified cautionary  before d1. The sign was omitted in FE (→EE).
In the main text we add cautionary naturals before f1 and f2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 240

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→GE,EE)

suggested by the editors
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The  mark present in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a mistake (cf. analogous bars 84, 88 and 236 where there is a ). Such erroneous swaps of those markings were quite frequent in first pieces published by Chopin in France (cf. the notes to the Etudes: in A Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, bar 12; ​​​​in E, No. 3, bar 54; in C Minor, No. 4, bars 1, 8, 16, 26, 54; in E Minor, No. 6, bars 21 and 32, in C Minor, No. 12, bar 37).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f