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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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Issues : Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 1

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

sotto voce e legato in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE)

 & slur in Afin
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Chopin wrote the same idea differently while preparing the Sonata for print and while writing an occasional autograph gift fragment of the finale. The version of Afin, although later, can be considered only trivia.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 1-12

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

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The non-separated slur of Afin corresponds to the legato indication in the printed version.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 12

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

e(1) in Afin

e(1) in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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The version of Afin, with a written cautionary  before e1, is certainly authentic, however, according to us, it can be considered to be an equal variant with respect to the published version. Afin was performed with a visible haste, without taking care of the accuracy of notation, whereas its fragmentary character excludes its use as a score to perform the music written in it.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic post-publication changes and variants