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b. 390-391

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

No 8va - - in A, literal reading

8va - - in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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Chopin almost certainly committed a mistake (he did not finish the octave sign), which is proven by:

  • the absence of loco, with which Chopin would always end the 8va - - - indication;
  • breaking the virtuoso momentum of the figuration, which was not led to the end of the scale (f4) – cf. bars 382-383;
  • the parts of both hands unnaturally coinciding on the last quaver in bar 390, f3.

Therefore, in the main text we provide the GE version (→FE,EE,IE), in which Chopin's intention was undoubtedly figured out correctly.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 391

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE

Long accent in FE & GE
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In EE there is a short accent here.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies

b. 391-392

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No ties in EE

Ties in GC (→GE) & FE
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No ties in EE must be an error.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 391

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before a2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 391-393

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

Slur from bar 391 in A & GE2

Slur from bar 392 in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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In GE1 (→FE→EE), a two-bar slur, devoid of musical sense,  was printed in bars 392-393 instead of the slur of A, encompassing the motif of flutes and clarinets. The mistake was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions