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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 122-123

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

g tied in A (→GC) & FE3

g repeated in FE1 (→FE2), EE & GE
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In EE, GE and FE1 (→FE2) there is no tie sustaining the g note to the next bar. FE3 corrected this inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , FE revisions

b. 124

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→EE,GC→GE1), the first note in the R.H. lower part mistakenly has the value of a minim. The error was rectified in FE and GE2(→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , FE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 136

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Quaver & rest in A (→EE,GC→GE)

Dotted quaver in FE
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The rhythm in FE was most likely constrained by the poor music layout leaving no room for a rest..

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions

b. 142

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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A (→GC,FE1→FE2) has no  raising c1 to c1 in the L.H. The patent Chopin's oversight was corrected in EE, FE3 and GE.
In A (→GC,FE), in the 2nd half of the bar there is an unnecessarily repeated  before c2. The accidental was necessary in the manuscripts because the line ends in the middle of the bar. It was omitted in EE and GE.

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

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 148

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A the only accidentals in this bar are two sharps: before G at the beginning of the bar, and g in the R.H. The  before the bottom note of the octave was added in all remaining sources. Besides this  Chopin wrote into GC three more naturals, before the 1st semiquaver (b), and before the last octave (B1-B). GE supplemented the record of GC with a  before b at the start of the 2nd half of the bar (this note is written in the sources on the lower staff). That  was also added in FE2 (→FE3) and EE. The latter further added only both accidentals at the beginning of bar leaving the last octave without naturals.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , FE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC , Errors repeated in EE