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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 123-124

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

in A

in GC (→GE)

in FE

No sign in EE
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Similarly to the slur, the moment where the  hairpin begins is not obvious in the manuscripts. We assume that the sign in A has the character of a long accent, and starts slightly before the a crotchet. However, the sign in GC starts after the minim at the beginning of the bar, as it was interpreted by GE which is based on this copy. The shortening of the hairpin in FE resulted most probably from the line-break, and the sign in EE was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 124

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Basses tied in A (→FE,GC→GE)

Repeated basses in EE
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EE overlooked the ties sustaining the bass foundations G in bars 124-125 and c from 2nd half of bar 129 to the beginning of bar 131.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 129-130

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Crotchet c tied in A (→FE,GC→GE)

c repeated in bar 130 in EE
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The version of EE may be an ordinary oversight of the dot and the tie prolonging the c crotchet, although a revision cannot be excluded, e.g. omission of the tie due to the missing dot. GC (→GE) is also lacking the dot, which is a patent mistake in the face of the tie.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions , Errors of GC , Errors repeated in GE

b. 130-131

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Minim c tied in A (→FE,GC→GE)

c repeated in bar 131 in EE
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The EE version results most probably from an oversight of the tie extending the minim c. GC (→GE1) overlooked the dot extending this note what was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions , Errors of GC , Errors repeated in GE

b. 153-154

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→FE) & GE

No slur in GC & EE
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GC and EE overlook the slur in the L.H. Despite the error of GC, the revisers of GE added the slur after analogous bars 145-146, which do not raise any doubts.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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