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(Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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b. 178

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In A there is not a single  raising a (in various octaves) to a. This patent oversight in this structural context was corrected already in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A

b. 184

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In A there is a  to a in the 2nd chord. The unnecessarily repeated accidental (perhaps written by Chopin earlier than the  at the beginning of the bar) was omitted already by GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 186

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In A one can see an erased B note at the beginning of the bar, which means that this L.H. part detail being different in the exposition and the recapitulation – C-c octave in bar 8, but a single B1 note in bar 186 – was not due to distraction. Chopin most probably took into account the different form of the R.H. chord, which could have also been corrected, e.g. by adding one of the bottom notes, d or f.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 186

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In A there are no accidentals to the 2nd and 3rd chord in the bar, which is simplification of notation, typical for this manuscript. All 3 omitted flats – d1, d2 and d3 – were added already by GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 194

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In the main text we omit the unjustified cautionary flats to the 1st quaver, E1-E.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals