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b. 318-325

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

a2 & f2 tied in A (→FC→GE) & EE

a2 & f2 repeated in FE
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The omission of the ties of a2 in b. 318-319 and of f2 in b. 324-325 in FE may be a result of misinterpretation of Chopinesque very short ties as endings of motivic slurs over the bottom voice motifs: see b. 310-323. The ties were added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 318

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

      in A

   in GE (→FE,EE)
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In the main text we reproduce the notation of A, emphasising, as it seems, the syncopated quavers in the top voice. The shifted marks in the editions are gathered around the beginnings of the even triplets, which could not have been Chopin's intention – marks of such range cannot concern the top voice, next to which they were written.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 318

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

No mark in A (→GE)

 in FE (→EE), literal reading

Long accent in FE (→EE), contextual interpretation

Short accent suggested by the editors
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According to the context, the missing second accent in this bar in A (→GE) is Chopin's mistake, which is additionally supported by the presence of a similar mark in FE (→EE). Due to the above, in the main text we add a short accent, complementing the sequence of such marks entered into A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Errors of A

b. 318-319

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Slurs to b. 319 in A (→GE)

Slurs to end of b. 318 in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we reproduce the unquestionable A slurs (→GE). The shorter FE slurs resulted from the inaccuracy of the copyist in [FC] or of the engraver (or both).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 318

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

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In A the accidentals to the bottom notes of the octaves are missing. The inaccuracy was corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A