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

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 3

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

 in A (→GE→EE,IE)

in FE
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In FE the length of the  hairpin was probably adjusted to the slur. However, the notation of A and of the remaining sources does not suggest this kind of relation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

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. 8

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

Wedges & staccato dots in A, literal reading

Wedges in GE (→FE,EE,IE)

Staccato dots suggested by the editors
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The staccato marks over the R.H. chords are rather wedges in A, and this is how they were interpreted in GE (→FE,EE,IE). By contrast, the marks in the L.H. part must be dots, hence reproducing them as wedges seems wrong. According to us, the change of dynamics corresponds with milder articulation, hence it is more likely that the chords were marked inaccurately. Therefore, we consider the literal interpretation of A and the solution suggested in the main text to be potentially authentic.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Wedges , Inaccuracies in A

b. 9-10

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

 &  in A (→GE→FE,IE)

No signs in EE
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Omission of the dynamic hairpin referring to the R.H. is one of the many EE1 mistakes, in this case uncorrected by EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 10

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 an oversight by the GE engraver (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE