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Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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b. 21-22

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

Long accents in A (→GE1→FE)

Short accents in EE and GE2 (→GE3)
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We give the uncontroversial text of A (→GE1→FE). The versions of EE and GE2 (→GE3) are the outcome of editorial revisions. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 21

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

No  in A (→GE1→FE)

 in EE and GE2 (→GE3)
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The absence of  here is certainly a mistake on the part of Chopin, who did mark the moment of pedal release in analogous bars 17, 25 and 29. Therefore we include that mark, which was earlier done in EE and GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 23

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

Fingering added in FES

No fingering hint for teaching purposes given
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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When read literally, the slurs in the parts of both hands reach in A the beginning of bar 24. This could not have been Chopin's intention though; the composer drew a number of slurs in A with a visible impetus, not taking into account the possibility of their being misread.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 23

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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We remove the additional slur over the triplet - see General Editorial Principles, point 16.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Triplet slurs