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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 628

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In FE the last but one quaver in the bar is g2-g3, which is an obvious mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE

b. 632-633

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Ending of the slur in EE

GC (→GE)
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The slur's ending in EE may be inaccurate, yet pianistically justified.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 632-634

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Pedalling in EE

No markings in GC (→GE)

Pedalling in FE

Our suggestion
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None of the sources provides correct pedalling in these bars. No  in EE (b. 632) and FE (b. 634) may only slightly mislead the performer as in both sources the moment of releasing (changing) pedals is marked with  (accordingly in bars 633 and 635). In GC (→GE) there is no pedalling until the end of the piece, which most certainly can be classified as the copyist's omission (in two last lines of the text 259-266 i 548-553). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark , Errors of GC

b. 633

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No mark in EE

Staccato dot in GC (→GE) & FE
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No staccato dot in EE most certainly cannot be the final version.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 634-636

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Long accents in EE & FE

Short accents in GC (→GE)
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In the main text the chord are covered with long accents based on EE and FE. The GC notation is not completely unclear, however it seems more probable to read the marks as short accents. Such is the interpretation of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents