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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Centrally placed marks

b. 21

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

 before 2nd beat in the sources

 at the beginning of bar suggested by the editors
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There is no doubt that the placement of the  sign in the sources is incompatible with the notation of [A]. However, it does not have to mean that the dynamics is valid only from the 2nd beat of the bar, as Chopin would sometimes use an older convention of placing performance indications not at the beginning, but in the middle of the scope of its validity. According to us, such an interpretation is more likely here than a literal interpretation. Similarly in bars 29, 75 and 83, which in [A] (→GC) were marked as a repetition of bar 21.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 29

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

 before 2nd beat in the sources

 at the beginning of bar suggested by the editors
..

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 75-83

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

 before 2nd beat in the sources

 at the beginning of bar suggested by the editors
..

The placement of the  sign in bars 75 and 83 – see bar 21.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Centrally placed marks