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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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b. 18

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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We add cautionary flats before B and b.

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b. 22

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

E-e in the sources (literal reading)

E-e (possible interpretation)

Our variant suggestion
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After the modulating progressions of the previous bars, bars 21-22 lead – via the ninth dominant chord (A)-c-e-g-b – to the D major key, in which bars 23-30 are maintained. In this context, at the end of bar 22, d-e-f sounds much more natural than d-e-f. Therefore, apart from the version of the sources with E-e on the penultimate quaver, we suggest an alternative version with E-e. 

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b. 23

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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We add cautionary flats before D-d and E-e.

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b. 24

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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GC has a G as the 10th quaver in the L.H. The mistake was corrected in GE, probably on the basis of analogy to the identical or similarly constructed figures in bars 23 and 25-30.

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issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 32

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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The L.H. in GC has a G as the 1st and 7th quavers. In GE the mistakes were corrected, probably on the basis of analogy to similar figures in bars 31 and 33-34.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC