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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 58

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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A (→GC,FE1→FE2) lacks essential accidentals before e2 and  f2 in the R.H., and before e1 in the L.H. In the remaining editions the appropriate complements were made, although only EE has all the necessary signs. In GE only the R.H. accidentals were added, and in FE3 only the flats, and yet, the R.H.  was mistakenly added next to the last semiquaver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

b. 70

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1) there are no accidentals before the 4th chord. The overlooked  lowering a2 to a2 was also added in all remaining sources, while in FE2 (→FE3) a cautionary  before a3 was added as well. Both signs added in FE2 probably result from Chopin's proofreading. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 118

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE) there is no  raising B to B. The inaccuracy was corrected in EE and GE.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in FE

b. 142

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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A (→GC,FE1→FE2) has no  raising c1 to c1 in the L.H. The patent Chopin's oversight was corrected in EE, FE3 and GE.
In A (→GC,FE), in the 2nd half of the bar there is an unnecessarily repeated  before c2. The accidental was necessary in the manuscripts because the line ends in the middle of the bar. It was omitted in EE and GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 144

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE) the  raising c2 to c2 is only written before the 8th semiquaver. The accidental before the 2nd semiquaver was added in EE and GE, but only EE removed the then superfluous  in the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of GC , Errors repeated in FE