Issues : Balakirev's revisions
b. 49
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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In CJ the slur is written over the 1st group of the L.H. quavers. The second group is marked as repetition of the first, which, in this context, most probably also concerns the slur. There is no reason to question the authenticity of this slur, hence its absence in CK is probably a result of Kolberg's oversight. The slurs in CB are part of a comprehensive revision – see b. 6-19. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Balakirev's revisions , Errors in CK |
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b. 52
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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In the 1st half of the bar the sextuplet is not marked in A1, neither with a digit nor a slur; however, nothing indicates that Chopin could have meant another rhythm. These elements are also absent in CK, which is almost certainly an oversight of the copyist, whose attention was taken by the need to correct the erroneously written first 5 notes of this sextuplet. In turn, it is uncertain how the oversight of all slurs in EL occurred – see b. 5-6. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Balakirev's revisions , Inaccuracies in CK |
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b. 52
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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Except for the arbitrary, whole-bar slur of CB, all the remaining ones present in the sources are related to irregular groups. Due to this reason, we discuss them in the note concerning rhythmic differences. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Balakirev's revisions , Errors in CK |
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b. 55
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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The slur of CK raises serious doubts in terms of both its range and placement – nowhere else does the slur encompass two such L.H. figures or is placed under the notes. Therefore, it is probably an inaccuracy or a mistake; it may have had something to do with a slur concerning only one of the figures or emphasising the bass sequence: c-A-G. Since it is absent in the principal source – CJ – in the main text we do not include this questionable mark. The slurs of CB are part of a comprehensive revision – see b. 6-19. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Errors of JC , Balakirev's revisions , Errors in CK , Inaccuracies in CK |
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b. 56
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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We consider the accent under the grace note in CK to be an inaccurately written hairpin. This is how the mark was interpreted by Balakirev in CB. The mark, musically unjustified, was omitted in EL. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Balakirev's revisions , Inaccuracies in CK , Revisions in EL |