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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 152

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE) the  raising b1 to b1 is only written before the 8th semiquaver, and there is no raising b to b in the L.H. Chopin wrote in the latter in GC (→GE), it was also added in FE3 and EE. The notation of the R.H. was supplemented in EE and GE, but only EE removed the then superfluous  in the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC , Inaccuracies in A

b. 169

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

d1 in A (→FE,GC→GE)

d1 in EE

d1 with  suggested by the editors
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Next to the bottom note of the 1st sixth in the 2nd half of the bar there is no accidental neither in A nor in GC and FE, which were proofread by Chopin. Therefore, we should accept this note to be d1, and that is what we give in the main text, supplemented with a cautionary . However, it should be noted that Chopin would often forget to cancel an alteration, particularly when, just like here, they were present in another voice (cf., e.g. the Etude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2, bar 1 and analog., in D major, Op. 25 No. 8, bar 3, in G minor, Op. 25 No. 6, bar 4 or the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, 3rd mov., bar 422 and analog.). In this situation, we cannot completely rule out the authenticity of the version with d1, in spite of the fact that Chopin, who almost certainly did not take part in the preparation of EE, could not have added the  visible in that edition.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 173

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

d2 in A (→GC,FE,EE)

d2 in GE

d1 with  suggested by the editors
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As in bar 169, next to the bottom note of the 1st sixth in the 2nd half of the bar there is no accidental neither in A nor in GC and FE, which were proofread by Chopin. Therefore, we should accept this note to be d2, and that is what we give in the main text, supplemented with a cautionary . 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 174

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur from 1st semiquaver in A (→GC→GE)

Slur from 2nd semiquaver in FE & EE
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The slur in 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 176

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→GC)

Tied f1 in FE

Tied f1 & e1 in GE

Slurs in EE
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In FE and GE the slur was moved under the dyads, which effectively changed its meaning – instead of embracing the c2-b1 motif, it indicates to hold f1. Moreover, both in GE and in EE, a similarly placed slur was arbitrarily added in the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Placement of markings , GE revisions