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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 93-95

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In the main text, we add a cautionary  before e1 in bars 93 and 95. The former of those flats was also added in GE.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration

b. 100

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In FE1,  the 2nd crotchet in the bottom R.H. voice is printed on the level of c1 but because it has no ledger line it looks like d1. The omitted line was already added in FE2.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 101

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1→FE2) there is no  lowering a to a in the L.H. The undoubted oversight by Chopin was corrected in EE, GE and FE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A , FE revisions , Errors repeated in FE

b. 103

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In the main text, we omit the redundant  next to d1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

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