Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
b. 7-8
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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The notation of GC, representing the abbreviated notation of [A], indicates, according to us, two signs. A similar conclusion was reached by the reviser of GE2mar (→GE2), whereas FE and GE1 give a hairpin only in bar 7. Interestingly, in an analogous situation in bars 11-12, all editions put the indications in both bars (yet they differ in the way of considering the pedalling). As far as the range of the signs is concerned, in the main text we adopt the averaged signs of GC and FE, as the present between them one semiquaver difference seems to be unimportant. The longer signs of GE and shorter of EE are probably an inaccuracy of interpretation of the base texts. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions |
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b. 11-12
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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The absence of signs is probably an oversight of the engraver of EE1, although a possibility of their removal by Chopin in the base text to this edition also cannot be excluded. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE |
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b. 14
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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The accent in GC was probably added by Chopin. In GE, clearly against the manuscript, it was assigned to the L.H. and it was given a shape of a common, short accent. Such placed sign was repeated in EE2. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections in GC |
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b. 16
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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It is not clear which of the sources based directly on [A] – GC and FE1 – conveyed the range more accurately and, as a consequence, also the sense of the hairpin. Both versions have their stylistic advantages and can be convincingly justified, as far as the source aspects are concerned:
In the main text we give the sign according to the base source, i.e. FE. The version of GC can be considered to be an equal variant. The accent in GE1 is undoubtedly a result of misunderstanding of the notation of GC, which was corrected in GE2mar (→GE2). Similarly in bars 24, 70 and 78. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions |
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b. 17-18
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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The signs are only in EE, added most probably by Chopin in the base text to this edition. The sign in bar 18, having a form of an accent under the chord on the 2nd beat of the bar, is almost certainly a result of misunderstanding of the entry of Chopin – in the original graphical layout the chords in the L.H. are divided between both staves, as a result of which the written between the staves can be understood as referring to the L.H. only (similarly in bar 26). In the main text we suggest a much more likely interpretation of these signs, given in EE in the recapitulation (bars 72 and 80). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE |