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

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b. 326-327

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to the first a note in bar 326 and a  to the first d1 note in bar 327.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 327-331

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

Semibreves in A

Minims in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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In bars 327 and 331 the notation of the rhythm of the R.H. part is unclear in A – the top note of the second at the beginning of the bar has no stem. This may mean a semibreve or be just one of the numerous inaccuracies of the notation of A, in which note heads without stems are in chords quite a common occurrence. In the latter case, the notation would mean the second f1-g1 or g1-a1 with the stem down. In the editions, these top notes were given the value of a minim and had stems pointing upwards added to them. However, analysis of the traces of corrections visible in A leads to the conclusion that Chopin had semibreves in mind, as he removed (scratched out) the upward stems of both notes in question, and, moreover, in bar 327 he deleted the note g1 in the 2nd half of the bar and the tie connecting both notes of this pitch, which required the first g1 to be held until the end of bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 328-329

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

Slur in b. 328 in A

Slur to b. 329 in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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Leading the slur to bar 329 almost certainly resulted from a misinterpretation of A by the GE engraver. In A this place is below bars 320-321, and the L.H. part G1-A1 slur present there could be considered an extension to the discussed R.H. slur in bar 328.

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issues: Errors in GE

b. 328

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

in A

 in GE (→FE,EE,IE)
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In GE (→FE,EE,IE) the beginning of the  hairpin was clearly moved towards the beginning of the bar. In this context, it does not influence the performance manner, yet it could suggest, to a certain extent, the range and amplitude of the crescendo.
Similarly, in bar 332.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions

b. 328

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