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Issues : Authentic corrections of FC

b. 351

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

on 2nd beat in A (→FE→EE)

mid-bar in FC

 at end of bar in GE
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In the main text we give the  mark in the middle of the bar, as written by Chopin in FC (it is one of the possible interpretations of the notation of A). In turn, the version of GE may be considered an interpretation of the notation of FC, perhaps accurate, since  in FC is close to the next  (cf. also the pedalling of FC 4 bars later). 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in A , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 355

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

mid-bar in A

 at end of bar in FC (→GE)

on 2nd beat in FE (→EE)
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Just like in b. 351, the sources present three versions of the placement of the  mark, out of which each one can be regarded as corresponding to Chopin's intention: the marks in A and FC are written with Chopin's hand, while the mark in FE is a possible interpretation of the notation of A. To the main text we adopt the version of A, compliant with the version of b. 351 we adopted. It is worth noticing that Chopin wrote still another pedalling in the repetition of that fragment (b. 452-453 & 456-457).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 375-396

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No signs in A (→FE→EE)

2  in FC (→GE1)

2 longer  in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give the  hairpin written by Chopin in b. 375-376 and 396-397 in FC (→GE). In subsequent GE the marks were arbitrarily extended after b. 273-274.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 428-432

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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In the main text we give the pedalling entered by Chopin into FC (→GE) and added by him in the proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 448-459

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No signs in A

Pedalling in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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We consider the missing pedalling in these bars to be an oversight of Chopin in A: relevant markings were added both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE), they are also in analogous b. 346-357. Due to the discrepancies in subsequent sources, b. 452-457 are discussed separately.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Omitted correction of an analogous place , Authentic corrections of FC