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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 148

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

e1 in A (→FE,EE)

f1 in GC (→GE)
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In GC the topmost note in the 1st semiquaver in the R.H. was rewritten – most probably Chopin changed e1, copied from A, to f1 (Chopin added few accindentals, too). However, we have doubts whether this correction may be considered as final. A number of arguments points to Chopin's haste at the time of controlling GC – cf. bars 126 and 202-204 – hence it cannot be excluded that in the discussed place the change was also not thoroughly considered. The accents over f1 four semiquavers before and later seem to be better adjusted to the version with e1. In this situation in the main text we give exactly this version, written by Chopin in A and accepted at the time of proofreading FE. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 148

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 
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The lack of ties sustaining the G1-G octave is most probably an oversight by the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 148

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The sign under two last octaves in the L.H. in A may be interpreted as diminuendo hairpins or a long accent. Both in GC and in FE it was interpreted rather as a long accent (the short accent in EE must be already considered as a misinterpretation). In turn, we interpret the slightly longer sign in GE as  hairpins. Due to the frequent use of   in this fragment, we give preference to such an interpretation also in the case of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies

b. 148

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A the only accidentals in this bar are two sharps: before G at the beginning of the bar, and g in the R.H. The  before the bottom note of the octave was added in all remaining sources. Besides this  Chopin wrote into GC three more naturals, before the 1st semiquaver (b), and before the last octave (B1-B). GE supplemented the record of GC with a  before b at the start of the 2nd half of the bar (this note is written in the sources on the lower staff). That  was also added in FE2 (→FE3) and EE. The latter further added only both accidentals at the beginning of bar leaving the last octave without naturals.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , FE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC , Errors repeated in EE

b. 149

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 
 
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In GC (→GE) and FE there is no decresc. in the R.H. In A it is shorter than in analogous bars 141 and 145, yet there is no reason to differentiate between the places. A similar harmonisation of these hairpins was performed in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Unclear hairpins in A , Inaccuracies in GC