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

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b. 91-93

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

Slurs from semiquaver in A

Slurs from crotchet in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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When interpreted literally, the A slur in the 2nd half of bar 91 starts from the semiquaver; the same applies to bar 93. Due to the notation of similar motifs in bars 98-99, we favour the interpretation adopted by the editions (cf. the similarly shifted slur over the dots in bar 41). The A version can be considered an equal variant.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 94

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

Dotted minim & crotchet in sources

Semibreve suggested by the editors
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As in bar 59 and 66, in the main text we simplify the Chopinesque notation after similar bar 90 and 92. The original notation can be a remaining element of the abandoned version featuring a repetition of the chord on the 4th crotchet in the bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 96

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

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As Chopin wrote the top voice quavers first, there was no space left for the minim prolonging the sound of the first one. He wrote it only under c2, as the natural and the notehead of the b1 quaver made it impossible to place it closer to the 1st quaver. This misleading notation, suggesting that a1 should be played again with the c2 quaver, was repeated this way by all editions.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE , Errors repeated in IE

b. 97-100

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text we omit the inauthentic L.H. part fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 97-100

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

3 slurs from 2nd quaver in A, literal reading

3 slurs from 1st quaver in GE (→EE,IE)

2 slurs from 1st quaver in FE

4 slurs from 1st quaver suggested by editors
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Unlike the L.H. quavers provided with four-note slurs, in A the respective R.H. motifs are provided with slurs starting from the 2nd quaver in each group, while in bar 99 there are no slurs at all. These must be inaccuracies, which – apart from the oversight of the slur in bar 97 – were aptly assessed already by GE (→EE,IE). In the main text we provide the version featuring standardised slurs encompassing these motifs.
The lack of a slur in bar 98 in FE is its engraver's mistake.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions