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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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p. 1, b. 1-28
p. 1, b. 1-28
p. 2, b. 29-60
p. 3, b. 61-87
p. 4, b. 88-114
p. 5, b. 115-146
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FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Second impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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GE - German edition
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GE3 - Later impression of GE2
FE - French edition
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FES - Stirling copy
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  b. 7-8

End of the slur in A (→GE1)

Without a slur in FE (→EE)

A shortened slur in GE2 (→GE3)

The slur in those bars is evident in A (→GE1) and provokes no stylistic doubts. The change made in GE2 (→GE3) by analogy with bars 5-6 and 9-10, where the notation of A is not that clear, misses - in our opinion - Chopin's intention. The absence of the slur in FE (→EE) is doubtless a mistake.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE, GE revisions

notation: Slurs