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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : GE revisions

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. 115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

b1 in chord in A (→FE,EE, →contextual interpretation of GC) & GE3

a1 in GC (literal reading→GE1→GE2)
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In GC the second lowest note of the R.H. chord is written imprecisely (too low), so that GE1 (→GE2) read it as a1 instead of b1. The error was corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 115

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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GC overlooks the extending dot next to the A minim in the L.H. The error was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 118-119

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Tie in A (→FE,GC<wbr>→GE1)

No tie in EE

Shifted tie (slur?) in GE2 (→GE3)
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The lack of tie to a1 is almost certainly an oversight in EE. It is unclear why the tie was moved upwards in GE2 (→GE3), obfuscating its meaning (whether it is a tie or a slur).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions

b. 118

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE) there is no  raising B to B. The inaccuracy was corrected in EE and GE.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in FE