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b. 657

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 without  in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

with [] suggested by the editors

No  in FC (→GE1)
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The missing  in FC (→GE1) is most probably an oversight of the copyist (in b. 206, of which the discussed bar is an exact repetition, added in GE2 (→GE3).
The missing  over the mordent must be an inaccuracy of Chopin: see b. 74.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 658

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

e & e1 in FE (→GE,EE)

e​​​​​​​ & e1 in FES
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On the basis of the available sources, one cannot determine whether Chopin chose one version of the 1st note of bass, and if yes then which one. In FE (→GE,EE), there is an e-e1, left unchanged by Chopin in four out of five pupil's copies, including two that bear visible traces of this movement of the Concerto having been studied with Chopin (FED and FEH). However, in FEorch (→GEorch) cellos have an e1, and in FES, flats before the 1st chord are added, whose shape does not exclude Chopin's hand. Since both versions seem to be authentic, we choose to the main text the one that is presented by the principal source, i.e. FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Chopin's hesitations , Annotations in FES , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 658-663

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No markings in A (→FE→EE) & GE1

Dashes in FC & GE2 (→GE3)
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We give the dashes marking the range of cresc. from b. 654 after the Chopinesque entry in FC in b. 207-212, since the discussed bars are a repetition thereof, not written out.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 658-682

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In both manuscripts these bars are written in an abridged manner as repetition of b. 207-231.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 658-682

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No markings in A (→FE→EE)

Pedalling in FC (→GE)
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In the main text we give the pedalling entered by Chopin into FC (→GE) in b. 207-231, of which the discussed bars are a repetition. It is only b. 676-677 that we discuss separately, which contain a probably superfluous pedal change between the bars. 

category imprint: Differences between sources