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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 99

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC→GE)

No sign in FE & EE
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FE and EE overlooked  over the 2nd half of bar. In GE it was moved between the staves.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Placement of markings , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 101-102

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in EE
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The lack of dynamic hairpins in GC (→GE) and FE ( ), and in EE () results from a misleading notation in A, where those signs can be mistaken for fragments of L.H. slurs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 106

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A

No  in FE, EE & GC→GE
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In A  in this bar is written under the corrected version of the deletion in the L.H. and remained unnoticed by the copyist (which was passed to GE) and the engravers of FE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 113-114

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Continuous slur in FE & EE
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Contrary to the R.H. part, the slurs in the L.H. are distinctly separated between bars 113-114 in A (→GC→GE). Nonetheless both FE and EE do not break the slur there, perhaps just after the R.H. slur. However, a comparison with an analogous phrase in bars 137-139 suggests that the continuous R.H. slur is more likely to be inaccurate here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 123

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur from a in A (→GC,EE)

Slur from b in FE & GE1

Slur from g in GE2 (→GE3)
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The earlier start of slur in FE results from misunderstanding the notation in A, otherwise quite clear at this place. A similar inaccuracy in GE is more justified by the mutual relations between the slur and notes in GC which served as Stichvorlage. The retouch of the beginning of slur introduced in GE2 (→GE3) aimed at clarifying the voice-leading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE