Issues : Authentic corrections of GE
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b. 15-19
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composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major
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In bars 15 and 19, A has accents on the 2nd beat of the bar. Both marks are drawn with a lighter stroke of the pen than the remaining accents in bars 13-20, which may indicate that they had been entered earlier. This hypothesis finds confirmation in the notation of A in analogous bars 47, 51, 99 and 103, in which accents on the 2nd beat were removed, probably after the accents on the third beat in bars 45-52 and 97-104 were entered. In this situation we consider it very probable that leaving the accents in bars 15 and 19 is the result of Chopin's oversight when correcting A. It cannot be entirely ruled out that the lack of an accent on the 2nd beat in bar 19 is the result of Chopin's correction in GE1 (→FE→EE), although the adding of the sign in GE2 (→GE3) seems to contradict that possibility. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Authentic corrections of GE , Omitted correction of an analogous place |
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b. 15
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The slur featured in GE (→FE→EE) may seem superfluous in the face of the legato indication. However, in works by Chopin one can encounter undoubtedly authentic juxtapositions of this kind, e.g. in the Nocturnes in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1, bar 1 or in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1, bar 77. Due to this fact, we give the slur in the main text (as probably added by Chopin). Similarly in bar 83. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 15-16
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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The slurs, added in the proofreading of GE1 (→FE→EE), may come from Chopin – cf. bar 13. On the other hand, an editorial revision cannot be excluded, hence in the main text we leave their inclusion to the discretion of the performer. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 16-17
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III
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In A, starting the slur from bar 17 is most probably an inaccuracy, being a result of the transition to a new page. It was corrected in GE (→FE→EE); the traces of correction in print are clearly visible. At the same time, one can see that the slur in GE1 originally encompassed bars 17-19, which was changed to a slurring that was not only compliant with A, but also correcting the inaccuracy of the manuscript. In this case, the authenticity of this correction is unquestionable. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Authentic corrections of GE , Corrected slurs of Op. 21 in GE1 |
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b. 17-18
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composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major
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The sources differ in the size of note heads of the third semiquaver in each of the groups. In the main text, we give the version of FE, confirmed by Chopin proofreading of GE1a (→GE2→GE3). The heads of normal size ("big") signalise here the appearance of an additional melodic line in the tenor voice. In the remaining sources, the voice is not distinguished (EE) or it appears only at the beginning of bar 18 (AI and A). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of GE |
