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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 104

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

  in A (→EE,GC→GE)

No sign in FE
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The lack of a  hairpin is most probably an oversight by the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 104-105

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

c2 tied in A (→FE,EE)

c2 repeated in GC (→GE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of GC

b. 106

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

g1 tied in A (→EE)

g1 repeated in GC (→GE) (possible interpretation of A)

Three g1 in FE1

f1 in FE2 (→FE3)
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In the main text we give the version of FE2 (→FE3), corrected by Chopin. However, it is not clear whether the composer's resignation from the version of A was final at the time of performing this correction, as the proofreading concerned a slightly different, undoubtedly erroneous version of FE1. The interpretation of A is also uncertain – the tie sustaining g1, repeated in EE, is perhaps deleted, as it was probably understood in FE1 and GC (→GE). Both interpretations of A may be considered as variants. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Deletions in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 106

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A

No  in FE, EE & GC→GE
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In A  in this bar is written under the corrected version of the deletion in the L.H. and remained unnoticed by the copyist (which was passed to GE) and the engravers of FE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 106

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Due to an oversight, in FE1 there is no upper part of the L.H. in the 2nd half of bar 106. The part was completed in FE2, yet without the  lowering e1 to e1, which was added only in FE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions