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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 315

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

EE, GC (→GE) & FE

Our suggestion

Alternative slurring
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Shortening of passages compared with the 19 corresponding places was caused most probably by a limited scale of the grand piano, as when Scherzo was composed most models had a scale range up to f4. Therefore, in the main text we suggest completing the figuration in compliance with the corresponding places, thus the slur needs to be appropriately modified in RH.

In EE the treble clef was omitted after the last rest.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Constraint from piano range

b. 315-319

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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The slurs in the sources exemplify the figuration beginning in RH on the third beat in b. 315 and in LH in b. 316 - see the next  annotation. There are also no meaningful differences between them if we omit the imprecise notation of the slur's beginning in GC and arbitrarily added slur in LH in GE. We suggest to complete the figuration based on the corresponding places also with appropriate extention of the slur and retaining both slurring variants.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 320

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No indication in EE & FE

sostenuto in GC (→GE) 
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'Sostenuto' was added by Chopin in GC (→GE)

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 320

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE, FE and GE1

No marking in GC & GE2
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Since there is  in both EE and FE, its lack in GC must be the copyist's omission. Therefore it is awkward to find  in GE1. It may well be an error or revision as the marking was later removed from GE2. 

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issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 325

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE & GC (→GE)

No marking in FE

Our suggestion
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Just like in the case of other execution markings in this part (form b. 327), no  in FE  may have been Chopin's momentary lack of focus while writing [A2]. Since there is no  in any of the sources, we propose appropriate supplementation in b. 339.

category imprint: Differences between sources