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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 156

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Dashes under L.H. in A (→GC)

No dashes in FE, EE & GE

Dashes between staves suggested by the editors
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE

b. 169

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

c-e in A (→GC,FE,EE) & GE3

c-f in GE1 (→GE2)
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The fourth c-f as the 3rd L.H. quaver in GE1 (→GE2) is certainly an error, corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 174

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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All editions overlooked a staccato dot over the 1st L.H. quaver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE

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. 197

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Staccato dot in A (probable reading→GC)

Wedge in A, possible reading

No mark in EE, FE & GE.
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It is not completely clear whether the staccato mark in A is a dot or a wedge. In the main text we give a dot for despite its irregular shape the mark is similar in size to a dot. That is how it was also understood by the copyist. In EE, FE and GE, probably due to a mistake, the mark was omitted.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , Wedges