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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 34-35

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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GC has  at the end of bar 34, while FE has it at the beginning of that bar. In EE  is on the bar line, which probably reflects Chopin's notation in [A1]; GE has the same placement. However, it is obvious that the practical possibility of execution of that dynamic indication only appears in bar 35, with the struck note g.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 34-35

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No tie in EE, GC & FE

Tie in GE
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In GE the minim g sharp in bar 35 is sustained with a tie from the previous bar. This is probably a revision resulting from misunderstanding of Chopin's notation, which is confirmed by the omission of an accent above that note. A similar situation occurs when the fragment is repeated in bars 376-377.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 35

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE

Long accent in GC

No mark in FE and GE
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The accent visible in GC, if it reproduces the autograph notation faithfully, should be interpreted as a long one. EE has a short accent, which is probably an oversight, while FE and GE have none, which is probably a revision (cf. the note related to bar 377).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 35-36

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Beginning of the slur in EE & GC (→GE)

FE

Our suggestion
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Differences between the sources seem to result here from inaccuracy of notation, or even from somewhat imprecise notation of Chopin himself. For that reason we propose a slur modelled after the phrasing in analogous bars 117-118. See also bars 377-381.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 36

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

G1 in EE

C in GC (→GE) & FE
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EE has G1 as the lower note, which is probably an error. Cf. similar bars 118 and 378.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE