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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Alterations in GC

b. 90

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The bottom note of the penultimate chord in the R.H. was certainly corrected in GC, probably from d1 to e1. 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. the note in bar 13.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Alterations in GC

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. 191

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Triad in A (→FE,GC→GE)

Sixth in EE
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In A the inner note of the last chord in the L.H. is barely visible, therefore, in EE it was omitted.
In GC a four-note chord with d was originally written at this place. This indicates that the copyist mistakenly wrote the chord from bar 195.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Uncertain notes on ledger lines , Alterations in GC