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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 107

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

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It is not certain whether in A the word più has an accent above 'u' or not, as the possible accent blurs with the slur. In GE the notation is correct (i.e. accented), but this was not repeated in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 108-110

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

A possible reading of the slurs of A

A probable reading of A (→GE→FE→EE)

The completed notation of the slurs of A
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The slurring in A is unclear due to discordant notation of bar 108, the last one on the page, and bar 109 that begins a new page. GE (→FE→EE) have a single continuous slur in those two bars. In FE, the slur in bar 109, the last bar of the line, ends erroneously on the last quaver (its continuation in bar 110 is written correctly). 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 110

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

End of the slur in A (→GE) and EE

End of the slur in FE
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In FE, the slur ends - unlike in all the other sources - on the semiquaver, which is an evident mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

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. 131-142

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

 in A

GE

FE

EE1 (→EE2)

EE3
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Over this entire section in A the asterisks  are placed at the very end of each bar after the 3rd crotchet of the L.H. (with the exception of bar 138) and this is definitely the only authentic notation. In GE that notation was reproduced only in bars 132-133 and 136; in the remaining bars the asterisks are placed before the 3rd crotchet. In FE only the  in bar 133 follows the notation of A, and EE has the asterisks after the 3rd crotchet in bars 132-133 only. Moreover, in EE1 (→EE2) the asterisk was mistakenly placed in bar 135 instead of 136, which was corrected in EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies