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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 179

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The bottom note of the third semiquaver in the R.H. was corrected in GC from f2 to e2. It is hard to state clearly whether it is Gutmann's own correction or whether it was Chopin that noticed and corrected the wrong pitch while reviewing GC. Cf. analogous bar 183.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Alterations in GC

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The R.H. part underwent substantial changes in A, mainly rhythmical. Interestingly, it is possible to decipher the deleted versions with high probability. Chopin started with the following:. Subsequently, this was slightly modified by removing the penultimate semiquaver in bar 179:. Analogous transformations were applied in bars 183-184.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes

b. 183

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

e1 in A (→FE,EE)

f1 in GC (→GE)

e1 with  suggested by the editors
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The version with f1 occurring in GC (→GE) is certainly mistaken – in the copy the note in question was not changed from the A version, and there is no clear reason for this bar to differ from the analogous bar 179. In the main text we add a cautionary  before that e1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors of GC

b. 184

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Tenth in A (→GC,FE,EE) & GE3
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In GE1 (→GE2) the top note of the first L.H. quaver is an erroneous c instead of e. The mistake was corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions

b. 184

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Sixth in A (→EE,GC→GE) & FE2 (→FE3)

Octave in FE1
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FE1 has an erroneous B1 instead of D as the bottom note of the 3rd quaver. The mistake was corrected in FE2 (→FE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE