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b. 124-125

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC→GE)

No sign in FE

in EE
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The lack of  hairpin is most probably an oversight by the engraver of FE. The much shorter sign in EE is likely inaccurate.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies

b. 124-125

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

No sign in AF (→FE→EE)

in GE

 suggested by the editors
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In GE the short  hairpin was most probably reproduced inaccurately, since the mark clearly refers to the R.H. part and seems to command crescendo at the beginning of the chord, which lasts the entire bar. Therefore, it is either a reversed accent or – which is more likely – a  emphasising the secundal step under b. 124-125. It is the last interpretation that we suggest in the main text. A similar marking of such motifs, often misinterpreted by engravers, can be found in Chopin's pieces on a number of occasions, e.g. in the Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, II mov., b. 84. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 125-126

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC,FE)

in EE

in GE
..

The  hairpin under the L.H. motif in bars 125-126 is shorter than in similar situations, which must have resulted from the transition to a new page. In the main text we give a longer mark modelled after the previous bars; such a version is included also in GE. In the remaining editions the hairpin was shortened with respect to the notation of A, which could not have been intended by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 127

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

in A

Longer  in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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In the main text we provide the  hairpin after A. However, it must be said that in this case the prolonged GE mark (→FE,EE,IE) does not differ that much from the A mark in terms of its meaning, while it is certainly compliant with the natural shape of the figuration. Bearing in mind that in the case of such elements as slurs, dynamic hairpins or long accents the A notation is often inaccurate, one can consider the version of the editions to be an acceptable variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions

b. 129-131

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

  in A (→GE→EE,IE)

  in FE
..

The change of the range of the dynamic hairpin in FE was an arbitrary decision by the engraver of this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , FE revisions