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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 45-46

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

  in GC

  in FE (→EE)

 & accent in GE1

  in GE2mar (→GE2)
..

The present in these bars pair of   hairpins shows significant differences, as far as the range of both signs in particular sources is concerned. In the case of the first of them, we consider only the differences concerning the moment of beginning of the sign to be significant. We consider the versions of GC and FE – sources based on [A] – to be equal variants, out of which we choose the version of the base source (FE) to the main text. The differences in the range of the  hairpin that do not exceed one quaver seem to be unimportant; only their reproduction in GE1 as an accent is certainly a mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions

b. 68

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

Long accent in GC & EE2

No mark in FE (→GE1)

Short accent in GE
..

The clearly long accent in GC (in bar 14, whose repetition bar 68 is) was reproduced in GE as a short one. The sign was added also in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 70

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

 in GC

 in FE (→EE)

No sign in GE1

 in GE2mar (→GE2)
..

The  signs in GC and FE may be considered to be equal variants. Due to the reasons discussed in bar 16, in the main text we give the version of FE. The absence of the sign in GE1 is a clear mistake, inaccurately (arbitrarily) corrected in the subsequent GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 71-72

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

No signs in GC (→GE) & FE

  in EE
..

In the main text we include the pair of dynamic hairpins, most probably written by Chopin in the base text to EE1. The fact that the sign in bar 72 has a clearly different form than in bars 18 and 26 proves the authenticity of these additions – the revisers would generally unify analogous places.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of EE

b. 78

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

 in GC

 in FE (→EE)

 in GE1

 in GE2mar (→GE2)
..

The  signs in GC and FE may be considered to be equal variants. Due to the reasons discussed in bar 16, in the main text we give the version of FE. The sign in GE1 is clearly inaccurate, which was corrected (also inaccurately) in the subsequent GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions