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

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b. 9

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

c2 tied in A (→GE→FE,IE) & EE2

c2 repeated in EE1
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The missing tie to c2 is due to an oversight by the EE1 engraver, corrected in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 9-11

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text we omit the inauthentic L.H. fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 10

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

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In A the  to the 5th L.H. quaver is missing (d). Chopin's patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 10

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

Whole-bar slur in A (literal reading→GE→FE,EE,IE)

Slur from 2nd crot­chet in A, contex­tual interpretation suggested by the editors
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According to us, the beginning of the slur in A is inaccurate, as a result of which the GE version (→FE,EE,IE) probably does not correspond to Chopin's intention. The composer would eagerly use a combination of staccato dots and a slur, and in this manuscript he wrote them down a few times with a similarly inaccurate slur – cf. bars 38-40, as well as bar 41 in mov. I of the Sonata. Another argument for starting the slur from the 2nd crotchet in the bar is the fact that the bottom voice a1 note is played on it.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 10-11

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

2 slurs, 2nd to f1 in A, literal reading

Continuous slur to f1 in GE (→FE,IE) & EE2

No slur in EE1

Continuous slur to e1 suggested by the editors
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The division of the slur in A most probably resulted from the care for correct notation, with slurs placed on the side of noteheads, which was considered unnecessary and potentially misleading already in GE (→FE,EE,IE). We include this modification in the main text; moreover, we suggest leading the slur to e1, ending this quaver sequence, since similarly shortened slurs are quite common in A – cf. the L.H. slurs in bar 13 and 15, as well as, e.g. mov. IV, bars 28-30 or 195.
The absence of the slur in EE1 is due to the engraver's mistake, corrected in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions