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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 111

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In FE, the 2nd R.H. octave is erroneously a quaver instead of a semiquaver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Rhythmic errors

b. 111

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→EE,GC→GE)

No marking in FE
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The  marking extends in A from the last quaver in bar 111 to the first chord in bar 112, so that FE put it only in bar 112. In the editors opinion, it is GC (→GE) and EE who conveyed Chopin's intention correctly – if he had wanted the marking to apply only from bar 112, there would have been no reason to start writing so much earlier in the previous bar. See also bar 136.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 112

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

a2 in A (→FE)

No a2 in GC (→GE) & EE
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In A the a2 note in the last chord in the R.H. is written so unclearly that it was overlooked both in GC (→GE) and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Uncertain notes on ledger lines , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 112

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Tied octave in A (→FE1,EE,GC→GE) & FE3

Repeated octave in FE2
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In the main text we give the version of FE2, which was probably corrected by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 112

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur from 2nd octave in A (→FE,EE)

Slur from first octave in GC (→GE)
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It is not obvious which version of the slur corresponds to Chopin's intention. The earlier beginning of slur In GC (→GE) results from copyist's negligence, but it is precisely such slur that seems more appropriate when the B1-B octave at the beginning of bar is repeated, as in the main text – cf. whole-bar slurs in the following bars. While removing the ties sustaining the B1-B octave, Chopin could have paid no heed to the slur. Therefore, in the main text we give a slur encompassing the entire bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , FE revisions