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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 572-573

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No tie in EE

Tied g in GC (→GE) & FE
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In EE g is not tied, which most probably results from omission. In GC there is no appropriatew tie in b. 572 (at the end of ther system), which was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 573-584

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur in EE

Slurs in GC, contextual interpretation

Literal reading of slurs in GC (→GE)

No slurs in FE
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The FE - without slurs - most probably goes back to the original phrasing of these bars. The EE with a slur in bars 581-584 must be Chopin's annotations of the original. In the main text we use undoubtedly the authentic and most precise slurring of GC. The slurs over the new line break (bars 580-581) in GC, when read literally, suggest continuation. Such was the reading of GE, however, we believe Chopin to have meant a new slur from b. 581, just like in EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 573

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Indication to return to initial tempo was recreated differently in the sources. In GC there is tempo primo, and editions - different forms of conventional markings used in similar situations. We adopt similar solutions for the main text.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

b. 573-578

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No slurs in EE

Slurs in GC (→GE) & FE
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The EE version - without slurs - most probably recreates the original notation of the LH motifs in bars 573-574 and 577-578. In the main text we present the consistent slurring of GC (→GE) and FE; similarly to bars 606-610.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 573-584

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In GC the bars are marked with consecutive letters from a to m. The letters are then used to mark bars 605-616 in short.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Abbreviated notation of A