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b. 630-631

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 in A

No markings in FC (→GE)

  in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we include the pedalling gradually added by Chopin:

  •  in A, most probably after the preparation of FC, which does not contain the mark;
  •  in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 630-632

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Just like in b. 179-181, in the main text we add cautionary flats before the E1 and E grace notes in b. 630 and before the D1-D octave in b. 632. The accidentals in b. 630 were added already in GE, whereas those in b. 632 – in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 631-632

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur to bar 632 in A (→FC) & EE

Shorter slur in FE & GE
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In both manuscripts the slur clearly reaches b. 632, although due to the absence of text in this bar – b. 632 opens a section written in an abbreviated manner as repetition of b. 181-244 – it may be considered an inaccuracy. It was regarded as such both in FE and GE. In turn, EE contain the correct slur, probably under the influence of b. 180-181.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 632-633

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Ending of the slur in EE

GC (→GE)
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The slur's ending in EE may be inaccurate, yet pianistically justified.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 632-634

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Pedalling in EE

No markings in GC (→GE)

Pedalling in FE

Our suggestion
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None of the sources provides correct pedalling in these bars. No  in EE (b. 632) and FE (b. 634) may only slightly mislead the performer as in both sources the moment of releasing (changing) pedals is marked with  (accordingly in bars 633 and 635). In GC (→GE) there is no pedalling until the end of the piece, which most certainly can be classified as the copyist's omission (in two last lines of the text 259-266 i 548-553). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark , Errors of GC