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

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b. 3

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

Slur to c in A (→GE→FE,IE)

No slur in EE1

Slur to d in EE2
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Both the missing slur in EE1 and the shorter EE2 slur are the engravers' mistakes.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 3

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

Staccato dot in A

No mark in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The missing dot is most probably due to an oversight by the GE engraver (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 5-6

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

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In A Chopin wrote accidentals only to the octaves' top notes. In addition, in bar 6 he omitted the  to the topmost note of the 1st chord (a1). The patent inaccuracies were corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE). The same applies to bars 37-38.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 6-16

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

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In the sources, at the beginning of bar 6, there is a double bar line provided with  marks, indicating the place from which the first period of the Minuet should be repeated after bar 37. Chopin did not write bars 38-48 but wrote Dal Segno al Fine at the end of bar 37, directing us to bars 6-16. We reproduce this shorthand notation only in the graphic transcription (the version "transcript").
In EE1 the  marks were overlooked, which was corrected in EE2. In FE the word Fine was replaced by its French counterpart, Fin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Abbreviated notation of A , FE revisions

b. 7

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

2  in A (→GE→FE,IE)

No markings in EE1

2  in EE2
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The omission of both  marks is a mistake by the EE1 engraver, who committed several mistakes in this and the next three bars. In EE2  was added here, which Chopin used much less often. The same applies to bar 39.
See also the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE