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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 24

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

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In GC and FE (except for FE4) five necessary accidentals are missing – the naturals before d1, d2 and b and sharps before f2 and g2. This patent inaccuracy certainly stems from the notation of [A]. Three of them were added in EE1, four in FE4; only GE and EE2 include the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 25

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

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The naturals before the 3rd octave of the bar are only in EE, FE4 and GE2. Chopin's patent inaccuracy was completed by revisers in probably all cases (certainly in GE2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 26-27

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

Two  signs in GC (→GE)

Two-bar  in FE (→EE)
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One  sign in FE (→EE) is most probably an arbitrary decision of the engraver of FE. It is proved by bars 214-215, in which all sources have a one-bar-long compatible , which in the manuscripts, hence also in the base text to FE, was marked only as repetition of the discussed bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 29-30

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

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The notation of accidentals in this passage is inaccurate in the sources, which, however, does not impede the interpretation of the correct text. In GC and previous FE, eight sharps are missing – before f, c, f1 and c2 in the L.H. and before c2, f2, c3 and f3 in the R.H. In EE, GE and FE4 the signs were added, but only GE2 includes the fully correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , EE inaccuracies , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 34

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

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As the top most note of the 1st chord, FE1 includes an erroneous a instead of b, which was corrected already in FE2. The mistake must have been in [A], as in GC an identical correction is to be seen.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , FE revisions , Alterations in GC