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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 95

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Long accent in A

No mark in GC (→GE)

in FE

Short accent in EE
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The typical long accent in A was misrepresented in FE (as a diminuendo hairpin) and EE (as a short accent). In GC (→GE) the sign was overlooked.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Errors of GC

b. 97-98

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In GC (→GE1) the crotchets in the middle voice of the R.H. – both in bar 97 and the first in bar 98) – are written without the extending dots. The subsequent impressions of GE correct this patent oversight.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 98-99

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

g1 repeated in A (→FE,EE)

g1 tied in GC (→GE)
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The tie to g1 in GC is thicker and more rounded than ties written by the copyist, at the same time it resembles closely the usual shape of Chopin's ties.. Therefore, it is very likely that Chopin added it in GC (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 98-104

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A, contextual interpretation

One slur in FE

One slur in GC(→GE)

Slurs in EE
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Bar 99 is the last bar on page what caused errors in the notation of slurs in both manuscripts. A lacks the ending of slur in bar 100 although the end of the slur in bar 99 clearly indicates it should continue, and GC (→GE) lacks the slur beginning in bar 98 completely. In EE, the notation of A was recreated quite faithfully by leadng the slur up to the first note in bar 100. The continuous slur in FE is almost certainly the engraver's invention – Chopin did not proofread FE1. However, it seems possible that Chopin accepted the mergence of slurs both here, and in the subsequent bars. In the main text we keep the separate slurs of A, complementing the first with the omitted fragment at the beginning of bar 100.

 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 99

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In GC (→GE), as a result of an inaccuracy at the time of copying,  falls on the first note in the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC