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

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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. 187-192

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 R.H. part fingering added by EE in bar 187, 189 and 191-192.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 187-188

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

Slurs from 2nd quaver  in A, literal reading

Slurs from 1st quaver in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The A slurs are most probably inaccurate, which was deciphered already in GE (→FE,EE,IE). The majority of similar motifs are devoid of slurs, yet the first one provided with a slur (bar 17) clearly shows how Chopin envisioned its range in such situations. The fact that the slurs should end before the rest is also evidenced by the authentic slurs in bars 90-91 and 92-93. The issue concerning the slur's starting point – see the note on bars 17-20.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions