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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 63-67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Cresc. in A (→GC→GE)
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In EE and FE crescendo is incomplete: in EE it ends in bar 65, while in FE it lasts only for half of bar 63. These errors probably result from the transition to a new line in FE and to a new page in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE

b. 64-67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A

No slurs in GC (→GE) & FE

Slurs in EE
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GC (→GE) and FE overlook the slurs in the R.H. in bars 64-67 (and further). In EE the slur was divided in the middle of bar 67, probably analogously to the authentic slurring in bar 65. In the main text we give the slurring of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 64

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Octave in A (→EE,GC→GE)

Single A1 in FE
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The lowest component of the 2nd chord in the R.H. was certainly corrected in GC from b to a; in the topmost component of the first octave in the L.H. there are also clear traces of correction, probably from F to A. It is hard to state clearly whether they are Gutman's own corrections or whether it was Chopin that noticed and corrected the wrong pitch while reviewing GC. The second possibility seems to be less plausible, as in FE this note was totally overlooked, which remained unnoticed by Chopin who was correcting this edition. Cf. the annotation in bar 13. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GC , Alterations in GC

b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1 has d instead of f as the last semiquaver. The distinct error was corrected in FE2 (→FE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 68-69

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1→FE2) there are no accidentals before the last chord in bar 68 and in the entire bar 69. Moreover, in both previous FE there are no flats before two topmost notes of the chord at the beginning of bar 68 (d2 and e2). In FE3 the missing signs were completed, apart from the  lowering d2 to d2 in bar 68. GE and EE have the correct notation, yet only in EE there are all flats before the second chord in bar 69 (the rules of the signs validity with the use of an octave sign were not established).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions