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

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b. 194

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

No slur in A

Slur in GE (→FE,EE,IE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a slur under the quaver group after the analogous situations in bar 16 and 42. GE (→FE,EE,IE) also added a slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 194

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

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Starting from the 2nd crotchet in the bar Chopin used a shorthand form of notation to write the L.H. octaves – top notes only with the words con 8 - - -. In GE (→FE,EE,IE) the octaves were written in full.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated octaves' notation

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

b. 194

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

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 195-199

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 in bar 195 and 199.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions