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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 5

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

Crotchet b in GC (→GE)

Quaver in FE

Dotted quaver in EE
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Adding in FE the b note on the 2nd beat of the bar to the top voice is probably a result of misunderstanding of the notation of [A]. The different value of the b note in bar 59, being a repetition of this bar, not written out with notes in the manuscripts, indicates an inaccuracy of reproduction of the manuscript in this place by the engraver of FE. Unifying the rhythmic values in EE is most probably a revision, supported by a comparison with bar 59. In the main text we give the unquestionable version of GC (→GE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 7-8

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

Two slurs in GC (→GE)

Two-bar slur in FE (→EE)
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The two-bar-long slur in FE (→EE) is most probably a result of an inaccurate interpretation of [A] (there are no traces of a possible correction in print) – see bars 65-66. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 14-16

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

Slurs in GC, interpretation (→GE)

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Our suggestion
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The slur of GC, started on the last beat of bar 14, is not continued in bar 15 (on a new line). The simplest interpretation of this notation – as a continuous slur – was performed in GE. The version, analogous to the slur embracing the next phrase, may be considered to be an equal variant to the main text, suggested by us, based on a comparison of this place with its repetitions in bars 22-24, 68-70 and 76-78. The analysis leads to the conclusion that the ending of the slur in bar 14 and related to it absence of the slur at the transition between bars 14 and 15 in FE (→EE) and the beginning of the slur in bar 15 from the 1st crotchet in GC are certainly or highly likely non-authentic elements.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 15-16

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

End of slur in GC, literal reading

End of slur in GC (contextual interpretation→GE) & FE (→EE), contextual interpretation
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In bar 16, the first in a new line, in FE (→EE) there is no ending of the slur started in bar 15, which is a patent mistake. We reconstruct the overlooked ending on the basis of analogous bars 24, 70 and 78.
The ending of the slur in GC, interpreted literally, may be interpreted as a "tenuto-slur," frequently used by Chopin. However, the comparison with a similarly ended slur in bar 18 proves that the shift of the ending of the slur beyond the chord in the middle of bar 16 is probably only a writing manner, devoid of significance. In the main text, we give a slur ended in a conventional way, in accordance with GE and the reconstructed version of the remaining editions.
Similarly in bars 23-24, 69-70 and 77-78.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

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