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

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b. 154-156

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. 155-156

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

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In A in bar 155 Chopin wrote flats only to d1 in the R.H. and to d in the L.H. The remaining necessary accidentals were added in GE (→FE,EE,IE). In A in bar 156 there is only one  to g2. The other necessary  was added in EE1 (→EE2) and in the remaining editions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE ,

b. 155

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

Long accent in A

Short accent in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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Long accents reproduced as short accents are often to be found in GE (→FE,EE,IE) in Chopinesque first editions. In this case, however, the A mark is so clear and typical that the inaccuracy may be puzzling.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 156

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

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In the main text we add cautionary naturals to d1 and g.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 156

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

Slur a1-b1 in A

Slur c2-b1 in GE (→FE,IE)

No slur in EE
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In the main text we reproduce the A slur as combining the a1 crotchet with the b1 quaver. The earlier starting point of the slur in GE (→FE,IE) is a less likely interpretation, since the A notation most probably means that both R.H. bottom voices are to meet on the b1 quaver. The omission of the slur in EE is due to the engraver's mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE