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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 37

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

No  in Amar, GC (→GE) & FE1 (→FE2)

 in FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE
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Chopin added the third grace note () in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4,FE5) and in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 45

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

e in GC (→GE), FE1 (→FE2→EE) & FES

g in FE3 (→FE4,FE5)
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Chopin most probably hesitated between e and g on the 2nd quaver in the L.H. Initially – in [A] and the sources based on it – he wrote an e, which he then changed to g in the proofreading of FE3. However, he deleted the latter in FES, restoring e. According to us, both versions are generally equal, whereas in the main text we give the version with which Chopin started and to which he probably eventually returned.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Chopin's hesitations , Annotations in FES , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 45

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

c2-b1 in GC (→GE), FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE

d2-c2 in FE1 (→FE2)
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The version of FE1 (→FE2) is certainly a result of the mistake of the engraver, who repeated the crotchets from the previous bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 52

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

 in GC (→GE)

No ornament in FE

 in FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE
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Each of the source versions could have been intended by Chopin, yet only the version with an ornament is undoubtedly authentic, whereas its notation with the use of grace notes is certainly later.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 53

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

No  in GC (→GE) & FE1 (→FE2)

 in FE3 (→FE4,FE5) & EE
..

Same as in bar 37, Chopin added the  grace note in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4,FE5) and in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE