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Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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b. 94

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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FE (→EE) feature here an f1-g1 second, twice (as in the previous bar). The mistake was corrected in FED, perhaps by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Errors repeated in EE

b. 96-97

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

c1 repeated in FC (→GE)

c1 tied in FE (→EE)

Our variant suggestion
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Both versions may be authentic, and both are musically justified. From the pianistic point of view, repeating c1 seems more natural; on the other hand, the tie could have been overlooked by the copyist due to inattention. Taking into account the above, in the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 97-100

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Dashes till b. 100 in FC (→GE)

Dashes till beginning of b. 97 in FE (→EE)
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Chopin was adding the dashes marking the range of dim. to the end of bar 100; however, it is uncertain which marks are written in his hand – probably already from the third dash, which would be compliant with the notation of FE, and certainly the last 5 dashes (bars 99-100). The version of FE (→EE) may be inaccurate, since dashes are generally added to indications valid clearly longer than the word defining a given indication.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 99

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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As in bar 3, in the main text we add a cautionary  to f1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 100-101

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Slur to b. 101 in FC (→GE)

Slur to end of b. 100 in FE (→EE)
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The longer slur of FC (→GE) resulted from a correction by Chopin, who in FC added an ending of the slur reaching the c1-e1 third.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FC