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

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b. 140

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

Slur to 7th quaver in A (→GE→EE,IE)

Slur to 8th quaver in FE
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The longer FE slur is most probably due to the engraver's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 142

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

Slur to 7th quaver in A

Slur to 8th quaver in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The range of the slur is vague both in A and GE – in both cases one could consider these slurs to be a quaver shorter than the ones we adopted to our transcriptions. Our interpretation of GE is confirmed by the version of the remaining editions, none of which considered this slur to be reaching the 7th quaver.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 144

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

Slur to 4th quaver in A, literal reading

Slur to 7th quaver in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The comparison with similar sequences of thirds reveals that the A slur cannot be accurate (perhaps due to ink stoppage). In the main text we provide the GE slur (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 146

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

Slur to 5th quaver in A, literal reading

Slur to 8th quaver in GE (→FE,EE,IE)

Slur to 7th quaver suggested by the editors
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As was the case 2 bars ago, one can be certain that the A slur is inaccurate, hence in the main text we suggest a slur whose range results from the comparison of analogous figures. The longer slur of the editions can be considered an equal variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 148-153

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

Slurs in A, literal reading

Slurs in A (contextual interpretation→GE→FE,EE,IE)
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Pianistically and musically speaking, it is obvious what slurs should be used in bars 147-153, mostly build of three-note motifs; it is confirmed by the group of several dozen A slurs, undoubtedly encompassing entire motifs. Nevertheless, in A we can find a number of inaccuracies in the remaining figures:

  • overlooked slurs – in bar 148 the first one in the L.H., in bar 152 the second one in the R.H., in bar 153 all three (we discuss the issue concerning the slur over the octave sequence beginning at the end of this bar separately);
  • L.H. slurs encompassing two out of three quavers – at the end of bar 148 and 149 and in the middle of bar 151 and 152;
  • slurs concerning the entire motif yet too short on one or the other side and sometimes on both sides, e.g. the last L.H. slur in bar 152.

In the main text we standardise the slurs concerning these motifs in accordance with what was already carried out in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions