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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 50

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In this bar we add  after analogous bars 48, 56 and 58.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 56

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→FE,EE)

 in GC

GE
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GC (→GE) has  instead of . It is almost certainly an error resulting from the copyist's misunderstanding of the layout of three lines, creating in A the  hairpins and the slur in the L.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Sign reversal , Errors of GC

b. 59-60

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A

No sign in GC (→GE), FE & EE
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In A the clearly written  sign under the phrase of the L.H. was overlooked in all remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors of GC

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

2  in A (→FE)

No signs in GC (→GE)

 in EE
..

In GC (→GE) there is no  in bar 61, and also in the next one owing to its abbreviated notation. It is probably a result of the copyist's inattention. The hairpin in bar 62 was also overlooked in EE, which can be related to the interpretation of the aforementioned abbreviation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Abbreviated notation of A , Errors of GC

b. 64

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC)

in FE, EE & GE
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In all editions, small discrepancies notwithstanding, the  hairpin is distinctly shorter than in manuscripts. It attests, in our opinion, to the routine approach of engravers, who tried to adjust the range of the sign to elements of the notation related to the rhythmical structure, like notes or bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , FE revisions