Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 51-52

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→GCGE)

Two slurs in FE

No slurs in EE

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The separate R.H. slurs in these bars result most likely from a misunderstanding of the notation in A by the engraver of FE.  Bar 52 starts a new line in A, and the beginning of slur clearly indicates a continuation. However, the slur in bar 51 extends only slightly beyond the bar line what might have mislead the engraver.
EE has no slur whatsoever (it only starts in bar 54), what is certainly a mistake, like in previous bars.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 58

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in FE i GE

No slur in A (→GC,EE)

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The lack of L.H. slur In A (→GC,EE) has to be recognized as an inaccuracy – cf. slurs in similar bars 48, 50 or 56. The slur was added in FE and in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 62-63

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur to bar 63 in A (→GC,FE)

Slur to end of bar 62 in EE & GE

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Embracing slurs , GE revisions

b. 64-67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (contextual interpretation→FE)

No slur in bars 65-67 in GC

New slur from bar 66 in EE

4 slurs in GE

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In both manuscripts a new line of text starts from bar 65, resulting in inaccurate or erroneous notation of L.H. slurs. In A the end of slur in bar 64 clearly indicates continuation which is not confirmed by the beginning of slur in bar 65. In GC the slur ends in bar 64 and is not continued in the subsequent bars. The engraver of FE was not mislead by the inaccuracy of A. However, it probably caused an error in EE which starts a new slur from a new line (from bar 66, closely resembling bar 65 beginning a new line in A). GE amended the GC version by adding separate, bar-long slurs in bars 65-67 (probably generalising the slur written in GC in bar 68).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Errors of GC , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 71-76

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A (→FE,EE)

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In GC the slurs in bars 71-76 are written inaccurately, yet in the majority of the cases they embrace the bar from the first to the last note (only in bar 72 the slur clearly starts from the 2nd note). GE has bar-long slurs in all these bars. In the main text we give the slurs of A (→FE,EE), distinctly different despite slight inaccuracies at line breaks. See also bars 77-79.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC , Uncertain slur continuation