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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 521-525

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE

Pedalling in GC (→GE)

FE
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In EE there is no  mark in b. 521, while the mark is present below the pauuse on the second beat of the bar in b. 525, which is na obvious error. GC (→GE) and FE differ in the placement of  in b. 525. For the main text we adopt the FE mark, consistent with many corresponding bars. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 521-523

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Both naturals in GC, lowering d3​ to d3 in b. 521 and d2 to d2 in b. 523, were handwritten by Chopin.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 524-525

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

End of slur in EE & FE

GC

Slurs in GE
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The slur ending as soosn as b. 524 must result from the inaccuracy of GC, which, however, was not copied in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 526-528

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 

No slur in FE

Slur in GE
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No slur in FE must be seen as omission - cf. an identical motif in bars 518-521, which is confirmed by slurring of EE and GC. In the main text we present the slur based on the slurring of all the corresponding phrases in FE. The GE has the same slur.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 526

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE & GC (→GE)

No marking in FE

Our variant suggestion
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It is hard to determine whether lack of  in FE was Chopin's conscious alteration to the system of dynamic markings or just one of the inaccuracies of the notation. The latter seems more probable, however in the main text we propose our variant leaving the choice to the performer.

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