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

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b. 347

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

 in A (→GE→FE,IE) & EE2

No sign in EE1
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The  hairpin overlooked in EE1 was added in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 348

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

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category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 348

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

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In the main text we add cautionary accidentals to the 1st chord in the bar, a  to a1 and a  to f2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 349

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

Long accent in A

No mark in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The accent entered into A is slightly longer than the previous ones (see the note on bars 341-346), hence we interpret it as a long accent. The absence of the mark in the editions probably resulted from an oversight by the engraver of GE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 350-351

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

Slur to c1 in A, literal reading

Slur to e1 in GE (→FE,EE,IE)

Slur to f1 suggested by the editors
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The range of the A slur is musically unjustified – Chopin stopped writing it to avoid the clash with the last quavers in the bar or the  mark (see the description of A in I mov. of the Sonata).

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

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions