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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 193

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

in A (→EE,GC→GE)

No sign in FE
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The lack of a  sign in FE results almost certainly from an oversight by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 193-194

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In the main text we add cautionary naturals before g3 and g2 (2nd and 9th semiquaver in each of these bars). Naturals before g3 were added already in GE..

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 193-194

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Four-quaver slurs in A (→FE)

Three-quaver slurs in GC (→GE) & EE
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In A, the first slur in each bar clearly reaches the 4th quaver, but only FE reproduced it that way. Both the copyist and the engraver in EE found the notation of A inaccurate, and lead the slurs only to the 3rd quaver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 193-194

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs from 5th quaver in A

Slur from 4th quaver in GC (→GE)

No slurs in FE

Slurs from 4th quaver in EE
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In GC (→GE), the missing second slur in bar 193 is undoubtedly an oversight. The second slur in bar 194 encompasses – in distinct contrast to A – the entire 2nd half of the bar. Three-note slurs in the 2nd halves of these bars occur also in EE. The slurs in A pertain clearly to the last two quavers, and their relatively long ends were presumably meant to distinguish them from semiquaver beams in the R.H.
FE overlooked both slurs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GC , Errors of GC

b. 194

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b1 in A (→FE,GC→GE)

d2 in EE
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The EE version is certainly erroneous – the engraver mistook this bar for the previous one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Terzverschreibung error