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

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b. 92

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

Semibreve d1 in A (→GE→EE)

Minim in FE & IE
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The d1 minim in FE and IE most probably resulted from the awkward GE notation, in which the noteheads of the minims and the semibreves are identical.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in IE

b. 93

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

 in A (literal reading→GE)

Longer  in FE & IE

Shifted  in EE

Long accent suggested by the editors
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According to us, the  mark is to be interpreted here as a long accent. The literal interpretation, reproduced quite faithfully in GE, was gradually distorted by the subsequent editions, which made it increasingly different from the original notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins ,

b. 94

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

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The first L.H. octave is written in A in shorthand with the help of 8. In GE (→FE,EE,IE) it was written out in full.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 95

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

in A

 in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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In the main text we put the  indication as close as possible to the literal interpretation of A. However, taking into account the lack of place in the first half of the bar, one cannot rule out that the GE version (→FE,EE,IE) correctly conveys Chopin's intention.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Centrally placed marks

b. 95-96

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

Continuous slur in A

Separate slurs in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The GE interpretation (→FE,EE,IE) of the A notation does not seem to be correct – the slur at the end of the line (bar 95) clearly goes beyond the bar line, while its continuation at the beginning of the next line unmistakably starts before the first note in bar 96. Therefore, in the main text we provide the A version, despite the fact that the division of the slur corresponds to the structural division.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE