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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 114-115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur to A1-A in A (→FE,EE)

Slur to B1-B in GC (→GE)
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The shorter slur in GC (→GE) is almost certainly a consequence of the copyist's negligence.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 115-119

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in bars 115-119 in A (→GC,EE)

Slur in bar 115 in FE

No slur in GE
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In FE the slur in the middle voice breaks at the end of line (in bar 115). GE overlooked the entire slur, despite an unambiguous and clear notation of GC.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 116-117

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

2 ties in A & FE3

3 ties in GC (→GE)

No ties in FE1 (→FE2) & EE
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The additional tie to d1 results either from a mistake, or from an unconsidered revision by the copyist in GC (→GE) – that note belongs to the first theme of the Ballade, and of course must be played. The lack of ties in FE1 (→FE2) and EE is probably due to the misunderstanding of A. In FE3 the ties were most probably added by a reviser on the basis of A, although we cannot exclude Chopin's participation in this kind of correction.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of GC

b. 117

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b1 tied in A (→FE,GC→GE)

b1 repeated in EE
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EE overlooks the tie sustaining b in the R.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Errors in EE

b. 119-120

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Beginning of slur in A (→GC,EE)

Beginning of slur in FE

Beginning of slur in GE
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Nothing indicates that the delayed start of slur In FE and GE could be authentic. The engravers or revisers possibly tried to avoid beginning a slur on a tied note. In case of GE, the inauthentic slur could have resulted from the inaccurate notation of GC wherein bar 120 starts a new line with a slur running from the first note, therefore as in GE. However, this does not justify omitting the clearly written opening fragment of the slur in bar 119.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , FE revisions