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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 18

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE

No marking in GC (→GE) & FE
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The version without  in GC (→GE) is probably the initial version of the markings in bars 1-20. As for FE, the engraver's oversight is also possible.

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b. 21

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 and risoluto in EE

GC (→GE)

 alone in FE
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FE does not have the risoluto indication, which is either the initial version or the engraver's oversight.

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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.

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issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 67-90

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Breaking the word crescendo into syllables in EE is one of the revisions typical for Wessel's publications.

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issues: EE revisions

b. 136

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE & GC (→GE)

No marking in FE
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It is not easy to find out whether the absence of  in FE is simply an error of that edition or the result of inaccurate notation of the manuscript that served as its base text. In any case, it seems unlikely that Chopin could decide not to have that marking here.

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