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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 110-111

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

No slur in A (→GC,FE)

Slur in EE

Slur in GE
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The L.H. slurs added in EE & GE are certainly inauthentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 111

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur in A (→FE,EE) & GE

GC
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The slur in GC extends up to the end of the first half of the bar. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 112

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur from 2nd octave in A (→FE,EE)

Slur from first octave in GC (→GE)
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It is not obvious which version of the slur corresponds to Chopin's intention. The earlier beginning of slur In GC (→GE) results from copyist's negligence, but it is precisely such slur that seems more appropriate when the B1-B octave at the beginning of bar is repeated, as in the main text – cf. whole-bar slurs in the following bars. While removing the ties sustaining the B1-B octave, Chopin could have paid no heed to the slur. Therefore, in the main text we give a slur encompassing the entire bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , FE revisions

b. 113-115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Continuous slur in A (→FE,EE)

Slurs in GC(→GE)
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In both A and GC bar 114 starts a new line. The slurs in A unequivocally mean a continuous slur, however, the notation in GC is ambiguous – the beginning of slur in bar 114 suggests continuation from the previous bar but the slur in bar 113 ends on the last quaver (this inaccurate notation is meticulously reproduced in GE). We assume this to denote separate slurs. In the main text we give the notation of A (→FE,EE) which does not rise doubts.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC , Uncertain slur continuation , Errors repeated in GE

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