Slurs
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b. 6-7
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In GC (→GE) the breath in the slur was moved to the turn of bars 6 and 7, due to inaccurate notation of GC. The continuous slur in FE and EE is also most easily attributed to an inaccurate interpretation of A, although the coincidence of two editions is puzzling here. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 10
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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There are many ways of interpretation of the inaccurately written slurs of A, e.g., such as it was interpreted in GC or in FE and GE. According to us, Chopin could have been thinking here about such slurs as can be seen in A in bar 18. Therefore, we adopt this version in the main text. The version of EE with a continuous slur is certainly erroneous.. category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 14
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The interpretation of slurring of A in this bar may raise doubts. The line indicating the slur is however clearly separated between two last sixths, yet the shape of the endings of the part preceding the gap and of the following one does not suggest the slurs' separation. Therefore, the gap could be interpreted as inaccuracy of notation of one of the slurs and this is how it was understood by everyone who was reproducing the text of A. According to us, the more distinct separation of the slurs in analogous bar 6 makes the use of a similar slurring much more plausible also here. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 18
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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Nothing indicates that the continuous slur in GC (→GE) and EE corresponds to Chopin's intention. However, the range of the slur that ends in this bar is open to question in A. In the editors' opinion Chopin probably meant a slur encompassing the whole first half of the bar, and not only reaching the first note in the upper voice – see slurs in similar context in bars 38 and 40. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 18
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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It is puzzling why all sources based on A have a continuous slur in the L.H. despite two clearly separate slurs in A itself. It is even more striking with an analogous situation taking place in bars 20 and 22 too. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
