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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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b. 23

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

Slur in GC, literal reading (→GE1)

Slur in FE (except FE5) & GE2mar (→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Our variant suggestion
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On the basis of analysis of all four analogous places – see bars 14-16 – in the main text we give slurs based on the version of FE and EE (FE5 does not include slurs here, which is a patent error). We suggest the slur at the transition between bars 22-23, which could have been added by Chopin in the base text to EE, in a variant form, in brackets.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 24

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

End of slur in GC, literal reading

End of slur in GC (contextual interpretation→GE) & FE1 (→FE2→EE,FE3→FE4)
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In GC, same as in bar 16 (bar 24 is only marked as its repetition), the end of the slur can be interpreted twofold. In the main text we give a more likely, conventional interpretation of this detail, present in all editions (except for FE5, in which the slur in bars 23-24 was entirely overlooked).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 36-38

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

Slurs in Amar

GC

FE (→EE)

GE

Our suggestion
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The differences in the slurring in the sources based directly on [A] – GC and FE – do not let an unanimous reproduction of the version of the Stichvorlage autograph. The version suggested in the main text is one of the possible reconstructions of the notation of [A], including a c2 grace note, added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE3 and in the base text to EE. The remaining versions of the sources, although they are most probably inaccurate, can be considered to be possible interpretations of this notation. The version of Amar is also worth paying attention to, undoubtedly authentic and natural, as far as the musical aspect is concerned.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 61-62

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

Two slurs in GC (→GE)

Two-bar slur in FE (→EE)
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Same as in bars 7-8, we consider the two-bar-long slur in FE (→EE) to be erroneous. Cf. bars 65-66. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 65-66

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

Two slurs in GC (→GE)

Two-bars slur in FE (→EE)
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The two-bar-long slur in FE (→EE) is most probably inaccurate – in bars 11-12 the same notation of [A] was interpreted differently, as two slurs. If the slurs in [A] had a similar range to these visible in GC, the engraver's doubts may be considered to be justified. At the same time, it is an indication that in bars 7-8 and 61-62, it is probably the slurs of FE that are inaccurate.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A