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b. 82-83
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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The omitted R.H. articulation markings in GE (→FE,EE,IE) could have resulted from the uncertainty to the range of the slurs and to the presence and kind of the staccato marks. In A in many places Chopin would shorten slurs whenever it was impossible to enter them conveniently (cf. I mov., bars 17-20), hence the engraver could have hesitated between a slur encompassing 3 or 2 notes. The lonely (in spite of a few similar figures) staccato mark could have also been questionable. In the main text we provide the literal interpretation of these marks. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , Wedges |
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b. 86-87
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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The slur in A – a "pointing" one – clearly reaches the b category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Pointing slurs |
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b. 95-96
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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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 |
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b. 96
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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In A there is a slur (a fragment of a slur?) over the L.H. quavers, running from the 3rd to the 6th quaver. The comparison with analogous bar 293 suggests that Chopin wanted to write here a slur of similar range, yet he did it inaccurately, restricted by the parts of both hands being written on one stave. It is also likely that he left the mark unfinished, as he considered that it was impossible to achieve the satisfying version; he could have also abandoned the slur, settling for the marcato indication. Due to the above, in the main text we do not include this slur, hence following GE (→FE,EE,IE). We suggest a slur modelled after bar 293 as an alternative solution. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 97
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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The slur written in A in this bar is even less accurate than the one in bar 96. As was the case there, one can doubt whether Chopin actually wanted to keep it in the text. However, as there is no analogous slur that would allow us to reconstruct the alleged range of this slur, we do not suggest it. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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