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

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b. 340

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

Slur & staccato dot in A

Slur to c in GE (→FE,EE)

Slur to c in IE
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We consider the A slur, led to the  preceding c, to be reaching this note. In GE (→FE,EE) it was led only to c. The fact that the interpretation of IE is compliant with ours must be an accident. The missing staccato dot is most probably an oversight by the engraver of GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE ,

b. 340-341

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

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text, we do not include the inauthentic L.H. fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 341-342

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

Slur from 1st quaver in GE (→EE,IE)

Slur from 2nd quaver in FE

Slur from 2nd quaver to next bar suggested by editors
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The A slur is most probably inaccurate, both its beginning and ending. This is supported by the comparison with the precise slurs in analogous bar 342 and 345-346 (cf. also bars 162-164, 166-168 and 170-172, which show traces of slur corrections in A). In GE (→EE,IE) it was most probably reproduced in this form, although in the available copies of GE the slur seems to be starting from the 2nd quaver, which is probably a printing defect (the position of the bar, in the right-hand bottom corner of the page, is conducive to such inaccuracies). The later starting point of the slur in FE probably resulted from this defect.
The fact that in the sources the slur does not reach the beginning of the next bar is most probably due to the transition to a new line.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 341

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

No mark in A

Wedge in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The wedge was added in GE (→FE,EE,IE), probably by analogy with bar 345. We do not include it in the main text, as the majority of the analogous bars do not contain staccato marks.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 341-346

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

Short accents in sources

Long accents suggested by the editors
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In the sources the marks in bar 341, 345 and 346 are provided with the form of short accents. However, the comparison with analogous bars reveals that in each of the two sections based on similar motifs (bars 162-171 and 293-312) Chopin most probably meant the same type of accent, which is long accent. In the first fragment there are 5 accents, 3 of which are clearly long, one is short, while one is ambiguous. In the other section out of 4 accents 2 are long, one is short, and one is ambiguous. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest long accents also in the discussed bars.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents