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Issues : Inaccuracies in GC

b. 23

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

Slur in GC, literal reading (→GE1)

Slur in FE (except FE5) & GE2mar (→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Our variant suggestion
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On the basis of analysis of all four analogous places – see bars 14-16 – in the main text we give slurs based on the version of FE and EE (FE5 does not include slurs here, which is a patent error). We suggest the slur at the transition between bars 22-23, which could have been added by Chopin in the base text to EE, in a variant form, in brackets.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 24-26

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Three short accents in EE

Two accents in GC (→GE)

Three long accents in FE
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As we not sure about Chopin's notation, for our main text we adopt the version that combines the most certain elements from various sources: three accents occur in EE and FE, and short accents in EE and GC (→GE). The omission of the accent in bar 25 in GC (→GE) is probably accidental.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 24

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

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In FE there are no accidentals before the 7th and 8th demisemiquavers. This frequent inaccuracy in Chopin notation was most probably repeated after the manuscript. Chopin partially corrected his mistake in GC and FED, adding a  raising g to g. EE and GE include the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 24

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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In GC and FE (except for FE4) five necessary accidentals are missing – the naturals before d1, d2 and b and sharps before f2 and g2. This patent inaccuracy certainly stems from the notation of [A]. Three of them were added in EE1, four in FE4; only GE and EE2 include the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 25-28

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

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Similarly as in bars 20-24, although to a lesser extent, the notation of [A] lacks a few – five in total – necessary sharps and naturals (as notation of the autograph, one can feel free to consider the compatible version of GC and FE). It does not impede the correct interpretation of the text. In EE1 the notation is far more accurate (only the  before the 1st f1 in the R.H. in bar 25 was overlooked), whereas the remaining editions have the totally correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC