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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 42

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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GE2 (→GE3) adds a cautionary  next to f1 at the beginning of the bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 46

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In GC the 1st note was erroneously written a third lower – instead of F1 there is D1. The mistake was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Errors of GC

b. 48

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1→FE2) there are no accidentals before the upper notes of the last two sixths, g2 and b2. It is a typical inaccuracy of notation of Chopin, which does not result in any doubts in this context. Moreover, FE1 (→FE2) has no  raising b1 to b1. In FE3 both necessary naturals were added, the same notation also occurs in EE. Only GE has the correct text in this bar.

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

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 48

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1 has b1 instead of d2 as the bottom note of the last semiquaver in the R.H. The concurrent versions of A and FE2 (→FE3) – the latter corrected probably by Chopin – point to an undoubted mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 48

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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A (→GC,FE) has no  before b in the 2nd half of the bar. However, the accidental is not necessary there because earlier b's in the R.H. part – with a  before the first of them – are placed on the lower staff. EE and GE which put the entire R.H. part on the upper staff added the appropriate accidental (as in our transcriptions).

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions