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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 65-87

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

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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In A, the asterisks  in bars 65-66, 70-71, 73-74, 76, 79, 81-82  and 86-87 are placed at the end of the bar after the 3rd crotchet of the L.H. In GE (→FE→EE) they were printed earlier, under the 3rd crotchet.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 67

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

 in A (→GE→FE→EE)

An alternative suggested by the editors
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In our main text we give the  at the end of the bar, after the 3rd crotchet, which is in compliance with the notation of A. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the placement of the asterisk slightly earlier, under the 3rd crotchet, in GE (→FE→EE) may in this case reflect Chopin's intention, as he applied precisely the same notation in the analogous bar 83.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 70

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

A wedge in A

No sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)

A dot in GE2 (→GE3)
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The wedge written in A was omitted in GE1 (→FE→EE). In GE2 (→GE3) the note was furnished with a dot.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Wedges

b. 71-72

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

A slur from the semiquaver in A and GE2 (→GE3)

A slur from the triplet in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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Disregarding the clear notation of A, the slur in GE1 (→FE→EE) begins from the 2nd beat of the bar. That inaccuracy was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 71

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

A wedge over b in A

A dot under b in GE (→FE)

Absence of any sign in EE
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An evident wedge in A was reproduced as a dot in GE (→FE). In EE the staccato sign was omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , Wedges