mUltimate Chopin

Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description

Issues : GE revisions

b. 18

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC,FE,EE)

in GE
..

The shifted beginning of a  sign resulted most likely from a routine revision of GE, aligning the signs with rhythmical structures like beams or bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 20

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

..

We add a cautionary  next to g1. A similar addition was performed in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 21

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

 in A (→GC,FE)

in GE

No  in EE
..

EE overlooks , while in GE the mark was moved in such a way that it fills one bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 28

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Crotchet & quaver in A (→FE,EE)

Crotchet in GC

Dotted crotchet in GE
..

GC overlooked the b1 quaver in the lower part of the R.H. GE amended this version by adding an extending dot next to the b1 crotchet.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 33

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Crotchet g1 in A (→GC)

Dotted crotchet in FE & EE

Single-part notation in GE
..

In A (→GC), probably as a result of an oversight, the g1 crotchet was written without the extending dot. The dot was undoubtedly rightly – cf. bar 17 – added in FE and EE, while the one-part notation used in GE erroneously included the final e1 to the melody of the top voice. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A