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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 179

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

d-f1 in A (→FE,GC→GE)

d-f-f1 in EE
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The EE version results presumably from an incomplete correction – the engraver tried to change the mistakenly printed lower note of the octave f-f1 for a d, but failed to remove the erroneous f.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Partial corrections

b. 179

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The bottom note of the third semiquaver in the R.H. was corrected in GC from f2 to e2. It is hard to state clearly whether it is Gutmann's own correction or whether it was Chopin that noticed and corrected the wrong pitch while reviewing GC. Cf. analogous bar 183.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Alterations in GC

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The R.H. part underwent substantial changes in A, mainly rhythmical. Interestingly, it is possible to decipher the deleted versions with high probability. Chopin started with the following:. Subsequently, this was slightly modified by removing the penultimate semiquaver in bar 179:. Analogous transformations were applied in bars 183-184.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes

b. 180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→FE,GC→GE)

No slur in EE
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In A in the R.H. there is a slur embracing the first two semiquavers in bar 180 - the slur was repeated in GC (→GE) and FE. An analogous situation takes place in bar 184 - in this bar the slur appears only in A and GC.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 181-184

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

No slurs in A (→FE,EE)

3 slurs in GC (→GE)
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As in analogous bars 177-180, the three R.H. slurs were written into GC (→GE) almost certainly by Chopin. In GE1 the slur in bar 183, last in the line, reaches only the last semiquaver even though the next bar holds its ending. The flaw was rectified in GE2 (→GE3).

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

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC , Uncertain slur continuation