Slurs
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b. 208-211
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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EE is the only source in which the slur corresponds with natural phrasing in those bars. In FE the slur ends on the last chord of bar 210. In GC it abruptly ends with the end of the line, which in GE was interpreted logically, yet without taking into account the context of similar places. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors of GC |
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b. 216-219
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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As the main text we give the definitely correct slur of EE. The slur of GC is not accurate and, when read literally, it only embraces three bars, which is what we can see in GE. Moreover, GE - just like FE - has the slur moved to the bottom and placed under the note heads. That revision, typically introduced by engravers, is not without influence on the meaning of that articulation mark. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Placement of markings , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 224-227
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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The consistency of the slurring in EE and GC (→GE) suggests that the slur notation was imprecise in the autograph. For our main text we take the slur of FE as undoubtedly correct. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Placement of markings , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 231-235
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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Both versions of the slurring found in the sources give rise to certain doubts. The slurs of EE and GC are inconsistent with the slurring in analogous bars 187 and – despite the differences – 481. Also the continuous slur of FE, more justified from the musical point of view, may be a simplified (inaccurate) rendition of the manuscript, as is testified by the slur in GE, which is after all based on GC. As our main text we adopt the slur of FE, but taking into account all the possible notation inaccuracies and misunderstandings, we also propose slurring consistent with the version of bar 187. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 239-243
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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In GC, the slur ending in bar 239 – the last bar on the page of that manuscript – allows for several possible interpretations. As the version of that source we give the one that is the closest to the literal reading of the text, i.e. slur reaching the end of that bar. This is how it was reproduced in GE. Other possible interpretations include: slur continuation into bar 240 (version of FE) and closing the slur on f category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GC |
in bar 239 (version of