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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
FE
Main text
GC - Gutmann's Copy
Afin - Autograph fragment of Finale
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Second impression of FE
FE3 - Third impression of FE
FE4 - Fourth impression of FE
FESch - Scherbatoff Copy
FES - Stirling copy
FED - Dubois copy
FE5 - Second French edition
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE
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in GC (→GE) & EE2

No title in FE (→EE1)

While writing to Fontana in August 1839, Chopin described this movement of the Sonata as "a short finale." The omission of the convention "Finale" title in FE (→EE1) seems to be, therefore, a common oversight.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions, Inaccuracies in FE

notation: Verbal indications

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