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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1
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A - Autograph
GC - Gutmann's copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FE3 - Corrected impression of FE2
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
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  b. 18-19

c2 tied in A (→FE,EE) 

e1 tied in GC (→GE) 

In GC (→GE) the tie was erroneously ascribed to e1 in the bottom voice, instead of c2. It is a characteristic, repeatedly occurring mistake resulting from Chopin's way of writing ties as a short arcs placed next to the second of two tied notes.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of GC

notation: Rhythm

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