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

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b. 142-144

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

No rests in A

Rests in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The version of the editions (with rests) can be considered an equal variant, since Chopin himself used this version in analogous bars 355-357. In the main text we keep the A notation, as, formally speaking, both versions are inaccurate, and the performance – synchronisation with the R.H. part – is determined by the way the notes are arranged. This is a record of "harmonic legato" – holding one's fingers on the keys in order to achieve actual chords within a linear sequence.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 142

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

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In addition to the cautionary  to a2 written by Chopin, GE (→FE,EE,IE) put another one, to a, which we include also in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 142

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

Crotchet f1 in A

No note in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The omission of the f1 crotchet at the end of the bar could be related to its position. In A this note is on the top stave (the other L.H.-part notes are on the bottom one), between the last notes in the R.H. part, which could have confused the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 143

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

Long accent in A, contextual interpretation

Short accent in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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The accent entered into A corresponds to a short accent in terms of size, but the characteristic shift beyond the note points to a long accent, and this is the interpretation we suggest in the main text.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in A

b. 143-145

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 R.H. fingering added by EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions