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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 336-343

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Slur endings in bars 339 and 343 are innacurately notated in GC as the slurs extend over to the rests on the second beat of the bar.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 344-347

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur in EE

Slur in GC, literal reading

Slur in GC (interpretation) and GE

Slur in FE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC , Errors of GC

b. 351-352

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Beginning of the slur in EE & FE

GC (→GE)
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It is not clear which beginning of the slur is definite or authentic (it is easy to find slurring inaccuracies when reading Chopin). Both solutions can be justified in musical terms by phrase structure and harmonic flow: 

  • slur beginning with b. 351 indicates prediction of Scherzo's main theme in LH and emphasises progression to a C minor dominant chord that started in b. 335;
  • slur beginning in b. 352 is a natural continuation of the rhythm of phrasing.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 358-360

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur ending in FE & EE

GC (→GE)
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Slur ending in GC (→GE) seems musically more accurate:

  • harmonic flow sets G major chords as the target  (both in b. 351 and in b. 359);
  • accentuated octaves in bars 360, 362, 364 add a new quality by not connecting with the previous phrase.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 377-378

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Beginning of the slur in EE & GC (→GE)

FE

Our suggestion
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Given the apparently inaccurate notation of sources we suggest a slur based on a corresponding phrasing in bars 117-118.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC