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b. 13
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The bottom note of the second chord in the R.H. was certainly corrected in GC from d1 to e1. It is hard to state clearly whether it is Gutmann's own correction or whether it was Chopin that noticed and corrected the wrong pitch while reviewing GC. Similar ambiguities resulting from corrected pitches of some notes appear repeatedly in the entire Ballade, yet in the majority of cases it is possible to determine what the original pitch was and to which one it was corrected. In some places the ambiguous pitch of a note in GC was misinterpreted and copied to GE. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Alterations in GC |
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b. 14
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The d1 note instead of c1 as the bottom component of the chord on the 2nd beat in the R.H. is certainly an error of FE1. Chopin corrected it in FE2 (→FE3). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 14
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The interpretation of slurring of A in this bar may raise doubts. The line indicating the slur is however clearly separated between two last sixths, yet the shape of the endings of the part preceding the gap and of the following one does not suggest the slurs' separation. Therefore, the gap could be interpreted as inaccuracy of notation of one of the slurs and this is how it was understood by everyone who was reproducing the text of A. According to us, the more distinct separation of the slurs in analogous bar 6 makes the use of a similar slurring much more plausible also here. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 16
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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FE1 has the erroneous c1 note instead of d1 as the 2nd note in the bottom voice in the R.H. The error was corrected in FE2 (→FE3). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 18
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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Nothing indicates that the continuous slur in GC (→GE) and EE corresponds to Chopin's intention. However, the range of the slur that ends in this bar is open to question in A. In the editors' opinion Chopin probably meant a slur encompassing the whole first half of the bar, and not only reaching the first note in the upper voice – see slurs in similar context in bars 38 and 40. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
