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Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

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b. 1-3

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Slurs over triplets in FC (→GE)

No slurs in FE (→EE)
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In bars 1 and 3, in the main text we omit the slurs present in FC (→GE), being part of the triplet marking – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16. They are absent in FE, although it seems unlikely that Chopin would have bothered to remove them while proofreading this edition. In subsequent bars, none of the sources includes such slurs. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Triplet slurs

b. 24

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Slur to f2 in FC (→GE)

Slur to 2nd beat in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we give a slur with a 'tenuto' ending, present in FE (→EE). The shorter slur of FC must be inaccurate here, which is proven by the longer slurs of the copy in all analogous situations (bars 32, 56 and 64).
See also bar 32.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC , Tenuto slurs

b. 32

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Slur to 2nd beat in FC (→GE1)

Slur to f2 in FE (→EE) & GE2
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In the main text we give the longer slur of FC (→GE1). This place appears in the authentic sources – FC and FE – 7 times (bars 24, 32, 56 and 64; in bar 64 only in FC), 5 of which have a slur with such an ending.
The version of GE2 is an editorial revision, making this place look like the version of FC in bar 24. A similar situation is to be seen in bars 56 and 64.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Tenuto slurs

b. 32-33

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Slur from grace note f2 in FC (→GE)

Slur from crotchet f2 in FE (→EE)
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It is difficult to say how the difference in the slur starting point occurred. The FC slur was copied, it was not corrected. Therefore, it is likely that Chopin extended the slur in the proofreading of or in the basis for FE. We give preference to this version; however, we consider both to be equal.

By including the accent on the 3rd crotchet in bar 32, we get two source versions – an accent and a slur from the next note (FC) or a slur running from the 3rd crotchet in bar 32, not provided with an accent (FE). These versions may indicate very similar performances, but one can find in them various interpretation details.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 56

composition: Op. 30 No. 2, Mazurka in B minor

Longer slur in FC (→GE1) & FE (→EE)

Shorter slur in GE2
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The shorter slur of GE2 resulted from arbitrary revision, modelled on the version of FC (→GE1) in bar 24 – see bar 32.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions