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

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b. 59

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

Tied minims in sources

Semibreve suggested by the editors
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To the main text we introduce a simpler version of notation, as in analogous bar 219. The tied minims in the sources must be remaining elements of an earlier version, e.g. minims without ties. See also bar 66, 94. 

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b. 64

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

d2 repeated in sources

d2 tied, our suggestion
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The comparison with analogous bar 224 suggests that the missing tie to d2 is due to Chopin's oversight. In the main text we suggest adding this tie.

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issues: Errors of A

b. 66

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

Dotted minim suggested by the editors
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In the main text we introduce a simpler version of notation of analogous bar 226. The version of the sources with a tie could stem from an earlier version (with a repeated g note).

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b. 66

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

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In A the augmentation dot to g1 in the bottom R.H. voice is missing. It must be Chopin's oversight, corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE). Although it is not the only way of complementing the bottom voice rhythm – Chopin could have, for example, planned to repeat this note on the last quaver in the bar – we provide this version in the main text, as it is easier to imagine an overlooked augmentation dot than an overlooked quaver, while the figure present in this bar was also used in bar 102 and 104.
See also bar 226.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 81

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

Slur in A, contextual interpretation

2 slurs in GE

2 slurs in FE & EE

Slur & tie in EE
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The A slur in the 1st half of the bar is written under the top voice quavers; when interpreted literally, it seems that it starts from the second one (c2) or from the g1 minim. It must be Chopin's inaccuracy – cf. numerous appearances of this motif, e.g. in the 2nd half of the bar – hence we interpret it as a half-bar slur concerning the top voice. This is how this slur was interpreted by GE; however, it was mistakenly reproduced there twice – over the quavers and almost horizontally under the quavers, which makes it resemble a tie to g1. In the remaining editions both slurs were repeated, but it was assumed that the bottom slur/tie refers to the bottom voice minims, which resulted in two completely arbitrary versions – with a slur concerning g1-f1 in FE and IE and with a tie to g1 in EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , FE revisions