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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 70

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1) there are no accidentals before the 4th chord. The overlooked  lowering a2 to a2 was also added in all remaining sources, while in FE2 (→FE3) a cautionary  before a3 was added as well. Both signs added in FE2 probably result from Chopin's proofreading. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 71-76

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A (→FE,EE)

GC

GE
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In GC the slurs in bars 71-76 are written inaccurately, yet in the majority of the cases they embrace the bar from the first to the last note (only in bar 72 the slur clearly starts from the 2nd note). GE has bar-long slurs in all these bars. In the main text we give the slurs of A (→FE,EE), distinctly different despite slight inaccuracies at line breaks. See also bars 77-79.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 73-78

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In bars 73 and 75 some sources erroneously leave superfluous cautionary  next to D in the L.H. In bar 73 a  appears only in EE and in GE2 (→GE3), while in bar 75 it was left in GC (→GE) and in EE. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 76

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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We add the flats, overlooked in A (→GC,FE), lowering e1 to e1 and a1 to a1 in the R.H. A similar addition was performed in EE and GE.

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

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

b. 77-79

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A (→FE,EE)

No slurs in GC

Slurs in GE
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The missing slurs in GC in bars 77-78 are certainly the copyist's oversight. In GE they were added after the slurs of GC (erroneous) in the previous bars (see bars 71-76). In the main text we give the precisely written slurring of A (→FE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC