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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Unclear hairpins in A

b. 71-72

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

2  in A

No  in GC(→GE) & FE

 in bar 71 in EE
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Both  signs are written in A on the saff, what further hindered the legibility of the faint hairpins. As a result GC (→GE), FE overlooked them, and EE imprecisely reproduced the first sign only.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Unclear hairpins in A , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 149

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 
 
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In GC (→GE) and FE there is no decresc. in the R.H. In A it is shorter than in analogous bars 141 and 145, yet there is no reason to differentiate between the places. A similar harmonisation of these hairpins was performed in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Unclear hairpins in A , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 155

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A

in GC (→GE)

in FE

in EE

Long accent suggested by the editors
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According to us, beginning the  mark clearly before the minim and placing it on its stem means that it is a long accent, written proportionally to the unexpected length of the note. This is the interpretation we give in the main text. The versions of the remaining sources are attempts at an explicit reproduction of form and meaning of the mark by the copyist and the engravers. However, none of them took into account both elements of notation indicated above, and the size of the mark forced them to interpret it as a  hairpin. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Unclear hairpins in A