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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 178

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A (→FE,GC→GE)

No slurs in EE
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Lack of the L.H. slurs is a characteristic error of the engraver of EE who omitted slurs in a new line of music..

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 179

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A the 2nd part of the bar in the R.H. was deleted and rewritten next to the stave. The ties sustaining d2-a2 are in the deleted part of the bar, while in the part which was rewritten there is only a tie sustaining a2. As a result of this ambiguous notation, in GC (→GE) only the tie to a2 was copied. In FE and EE the ambiguous notation of A was interpreted, according to us, correctly, preserving both ties. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Deletions in A , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A, contextual interpretation

Slurs in GC (literal reading)

Slurs in A (literal reading→FE,contextual interpretation of GC)

Slurs in GE

No slurs in EE
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The first slur in the L.H. is written "with panache," as a result of which it was misinterpreted both in GC and in FE. The slurs of GE are even more misleading, so that in GE the beginnings of both slurs were moved to the 1st quaver of each beat in bar 179. In the main text we give the obvious in this context interpretation of slurs of A. The lack of slurs in EE results from an oversight by the engraver (as in the previous bar).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→FE,GC→GE)

No slur in EE
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In A in the R.H. there is a slur embracing the first two semiquavers in bar 180 - the slur was repeated in GC (→GE) and FE. An analogous situation takes place in bar 184 - in this bar the slur appears only in A and GC.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 181-184

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

No slurs in A (→FE,EE)

3 slurs in GC (→GE)
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As in analogous bars 177-180, the three R.H. slurs were written into GC (→GE) almost certainly by Chopin. In GE1 the slur in bar 183, last in the line, reaches only the last semiquaver even though the next bar holds its ending. The flaw was rectified in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC , Uncertain slur continuation