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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1

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

Slur beginning in A (→GE)

Slur beginning in FE (→EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 4-5

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

Slur in A (literal reading)

Slur in A (interpretation→GE→FE)

Possible reading of slurs in FE (→EE)
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Strictly speaking, the slurs in A may be read in two different ways. The interpretation of GE adopted in the main text underlines both the continuity of the musical thought from the beginning of the work and the moment when the actual theme begins. The same idea was probably behind the imprecise notation of FE, yet it was interpreted differently in EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 45-46

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

A slur in A (→GE) & EE

A shorter slur in FE
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In A (→GE), the slur reaches the crotchet on the 2nd beat of bar 46. In FE it ends on the preceding semiquaver, which is probably the engraver's fault. The longer slur of EE, corresponding with A, most probably results from the correction of the editor, who partly standardized the slurs in similar phrases.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 47-50

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

Dashes after cresc. in A (→GE)

No dashes in FE (→EE)
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In FE (→EE) the dashes defining the extent of the crescendo were omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 60

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

A long accent in A (→GE)

A short accent in FE (→EE)
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The change of the accent type in FE (→EE) is doubtless inauthentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE