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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 50

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The ninth semiquaver is placed somewhat too low in A so that FE1 has an a1 instead of b1 there. The error was corrected in FE2 (→FE3), the remaining sources also have the right text.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate note pitch in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 51-52

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→EE,GC→GE) & FE2 (→FE3)

Slur in FE1
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In FE1 the slur in the L.H. includes only bar 51. The mistake was corrected in FE2 (→FE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 55-57

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

No slurs in A (→EE,GC→GE)

Slurs in FE
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In A (→GC→GE,→EE) in bars 55 and 57 there are no slurs in the L.H. It is unclear how these undoubtedly justified slurs appeared already in FE1, which, due to a significant number of errors, seems to be a copy before any corrections.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 56

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1 overlooks the  raising f to f at the beginning of the bar. In FE this note is placed on the lower staff, hence the error also affects the 4th L.H. semiquaver. This layout was applied in other sources as well, except for GE2 (→GE3) which placed the R.H. part on the upper staff throughout, as in our transcriptions. This resulted in  before the 4th semiquaver being necessary only in the impressions of the 2nd German edition.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 60

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1 has an erroneous e3 instead of d3 as the upper note of the first semiquaver in the R.H. This patent error was corrected while proofreading FE2 (→FE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE