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b. 553

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In EE the chords are tied only in b. 554 which marks a new line of text.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 553

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In GC the fourth quaver is erroneously notated as e. Out of two theoretically plausible corrections - to e or f - the second seems more probable based on the corresponding figures in b. 557 and further. All doubts are dispelled by the EE and FE f here. Also in GE the wrong note was corrected to f.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of GC

b. 553-554

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE

Slurs suggested by the editors
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The fact that the slurs of FE (→EE) probably do not correspond to Chopin's final intention is proved by:

  • precise slurs (and staccato marks) in bar 550 and 552;
  • placement of  like in bar 550 and 552, and not at the beginning of the bar, like in bar 556;
  • changes of rhythm and slurring in exposition – see bar 197 – proving that the long slurs from the 1st semiquaver of the bar are the original version, then changed at different occasions (proofreading, pupil's copy). Therefore, it seems to be highly likely that Chopin left the original notation unchanged also here.

Taking into account the above, in the main text we move the point of division of the slurs by analogy with bar 550 and 552. The version of GE is probably a revision going in similar direction yet simplified.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 553-555

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Simultaneous arpeggios in A (→FC→GE)

Continuous arpeggios in FE (→EE)
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In b. 553 and 555 the continuous arpeggios in FE (→EE) must be a result of misunderstanding the notation of A, in which the wavy lines, although being close to each other, are clearly separated.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 553-556

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No L.H. slurs in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Slurs in GE
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The addition of the L.H. three-note slurs in b. 553-554 and 555-556, modelled after the R.H. motifs, is a revision of GE, quite frequently used in Breitkopf & Härtel's publications (cf., e.g. b. 572-579). However, in this case it is almost certain that such slurs correspond to Chopin's intention, since he wrote such slurs in analogous b. 557-558 and 559-560. Chopin could have missed the difference in the indications of b. 553-556 and 557-560, as b. 557 opens a new page of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions