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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 65-67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 before a in A

 on f in GC (→GE)

 on g in FE

  irregularly in EE
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In A the pedal release in bars 63-68 is differentiated: in bars 63, 64 the  falls on the 2nd beat, bars 65-68 the  follows only after the 5th semiquaver from the end.
In GC in bars 63-66 the  falls on the 2nd beat (i.e. in bars 63 and 64 in accordance with A, although there is a visible trace of correction - an erroneous  at the end of the bar), bar 67 is consistent with A, in bar 68 - there are no  and  signs.
GE copies GC, homogenising bar 67 with the remaining ones (i.e. shifting  to the middle of the bar), in bar 68 no pedalling was copied.
EE is compatible with A except for bar 65 -  moved to the 2nd beat, analogously to bars 63 and 64; in addition, in bars 61-65 the pedalling is written between the staves.
FE is more or less compatible with A – the hesitation is a result of an extremely compact notation in these bars (the 2nd beat in the R.H. does not fall exactly over the 2nd beat in the L.H.), therefore, it is hard to say with one hundred percent certainty whether  was written correctly or not, although the intention of A was certainly correctly understood. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC)

in FE

in EE & GE
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In EE and GE the  ends with the 2nd beat of bar 66. Perhaps the editors' revision was caused by the will to obtain an analogy with bar 64, in which cresc. actually embraces only the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In FE1 (→FE2) the  before the 2nd chord is placed too low, before f1. The inaccuracy was corrected in FE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 before c1 in A (→GC,EE)

 on b in FE

 on a in GE
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Similarly to bars 65-66, the differences in placing the  sign result from inaccurate reproducing of the Stichvorlage, in this bar by the engravers of FE and GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 71-72

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

2  in A

No  in GC(→GE) & FE

 in bar 71 in EE
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Both  signs are written in A on the saff, what further hindered the legibility of the faint hairpins. As a result GC (→GE), FE overlooked them, and EE imprecisely reproduced the first sign only.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Unclear hairpins in A , Inaccuracies in GC