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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 68

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A (→FE,EE)

No slurs in GC(→GE)
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In GC (→GE) and FE there are no slurs in the R.H. Same as in the previous bars, these are certainly mistakes.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of GC

b. 68

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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We add cautionary naturals next to d and f in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 69

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Wedge & dot in A, probable reading

Staccato dots in A (possible reading→EE)

No marks in GC(→GE) & FE
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GC (→GE) and FE overlook stacc. in the part of the R.H. and the L.H.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Wedges , Errors of GC

b. 69

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 at end of bar in A (→FE,EE)

 mid-bar in GC (→GE)
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The earlier pedal release in GC (→GE) is the copyist's mistake, possibly diverted by previous bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of GC

b. 69-70

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A & FE2 (→FE3)

No slur in FE1

Slur in GC (→GE) & EE
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In FE1 there is no slur in the L.H., which was corrected in FE2 (→FE3).
In GC (→GE) and EE the slur is dragged to the first quaver in the next bar. The copyist and the engraver of EE could have been misled by a non-deleted trace of the original version of the  sign.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in GC