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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 113

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

No dynamic indication in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

 in GE2 (→GE3)
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GE2 (→GE3) have  arbitrarily added under the last chord in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 115-130

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

Pedal release marks in A (→GE1)

FE

EE

GE2 (→GE3)
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In that entire section in A the asterisks  are written at the end of the bar, after the 3rd crotchet of the L.H., and this is definitely the only authentic notation. It was basically reproduced in GE1, but only in bars 117-119, 121, 125 and 127 were the marks clearly placed; in the remaining bars they were put very close to the notes, so it is not entirely clear how the relation between  and the chord on the 3rd beat should be understood. In GE2 (→GE3), the placement of the pedal release marks is less consistent: in bars 117, 119, 121, 125 and 127 the  are placed after the 3rd crotchet, in the remaining bars - under it. In FE and EE, asterisks placed under the 3rd crotchet prevail; the placement consistent with A (i.e. after the L.H. chord)  can only be found in bars 117 and 119 in FE and in bar 125 alone in EE. There is also an asterisk missing in bar 121 in FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 118

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A slur in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

No slur in GE2 (→GE3)
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In GE2 (→GE3) the slur embracing the two quavers was removed. That revision could seem in place when the slur from bar 117 reached the second one of the two quavers. However, in our main text we retain Chopin's slurring from A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 120-146

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

No grace note slurs in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

Grace note slurs in GE2 (→GE3)
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In GE2 (→GE3), conventional slurs were arbitrarily added connecting grace notes to their main notes.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 125-126

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

Slur beginning in A

GE1 (→FE→EE)

GE2 (→GE3)
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The slur in A begins on a semiquaver, along with the melodic narrative. In GE1 (→FE→EE) it begins over the dotted crotchet, and in GE2 (→GE3) it starts at the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions