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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b1 in chord in A (→FE,EE, →contextual interpretation of GC) & GE3

a1 in GC (literal reading→GE1→GE2)
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In GC the second lowest note of the R.H. chord is written imprecisely (too low), so that GE1 (→GE2) read it as a1 instead of b1. The error was corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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A and FE have a cautionary  before the upper note of the octave at the beginning of the bar. In the main text, we also give a  next to the bottom note. In the remaining sources there is no  before the octave – probably resulting from an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 118

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE) there is no  raising B to B. The inaccuracy was corrected in EE and GE.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in FE

b. 119

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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EE overlooked a  raising b to b.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 126

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b in A (→FE,EE)

b in GC (→GE)
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Determining the sound of the third intended by Chopin in the bottom voice of the R.H. is a difficult task. A (→FE,EE) has a b-d1 third with a cautionary  before b. In the same place GC (→GE) has a , written by Chopin's hand, which gives b-d1. According to us, this entry could have been a result of the composer's mistake, who was reviewing GC in a great hurry (cf. bars 202-204) and could have mistaken this bar for bar 124. The factors contributing to such a mistake are the fact of beginning a new page in GC from bar 126 and omitting the cautionary  before b. Due to these facts, in the main text we give the undoubted version of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC