Slurs
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b. 97-100
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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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. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 101
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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In the main text we add a slur after analogous bar 103. Chopin, particularly in the early period of his oeuvre, would often try to write slurs from the side of noteheads, even in a several-part texture (cf., e.g. the A slurs concerning the R.H. quavers in bars 97-98 and 100). However, there were times when he would omit slurs that were too difficult to write due to the layout, as in the discussed situation or in bar 99. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 115
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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In A the slur starts from the 1st quaver in bar 115, yet its initial fragment partly overlaps with the word legato. What is more, one can have the impression that Chopin intentionally added a verbal indication to cover this fragment of the slur. Therefore, it is likely that Chopin wanted to adjust the beginning of the slur to phrasing, which he precisely marked in analogous bar 131, 133 and 135 (as well as in bar 117 and 119, although less carefully). We provide this interpretation in the main text, yet we suggest the literal interpretation as an alternative solution. The absence of the slur in GE (→FE,EE,IE) is due to an oversight by the engraver of GE, who overlooked slurs in the last three bars on the page (bars 115-117). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 117-118
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE |
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b. 117-118
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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As was the case with the R.H. slur beginning in bar 117, one could assume that the A notation is inaccurate. It results from the very clear harmonic structure of this fragment, in which the four-quaver groups starting on weak beats constitute a sequentially repeated dominant-tonic combination, which determines phrasing already at the level of motifs. Therefore, in the main text we suggest the GE slur (→FE,IE), in spite of it being probably a result of a mistake in the interpretation of A, and not of a harmonic analysis, as in A the initial fragment of the slur is poorly visible, since it blends in with the stave. In EE only the ending of the slur was printed (in bar 118, in a new line), which we interpret as no slur. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A |
