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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 112

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

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There are no accidentals before the chord on the L.H. on the 2nd beat of the bar in GC and FE (→EE1). The necessary  raising c1 to c1 was added in GE and EE2. In the main text we add a cautionary  before e1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign , Errors of GC

b. 113

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

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In GC and FE (→EE) there is no  before the second grace note. It is almost certainly a mistake of Chopin in [A] – naturals rising c1(2) to c1(2) are missing also in bars 110, 112 and 114.The sign was added in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 143

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

d1 in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE1)

d1 in EE2
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Leaving aside the unorthographical notation, the version with d1 (=e1) is not excluded, as far as the sound is concerned. In spite of this, according to us, it is highly likely that the absence of the  returning d1 is Chopin's mistake. It is proved by:

  • the notation of bars 184-185, proving Chopin's care for a precise differentiation of the enharmonic notation of d and e;
  • a high number of situations, in which there is no sign in Chopin's pieces, cancelling the previous alteration; 
  • a flat restoring d1, added in EE in analogous bar 183; the base text to EE1 was corrected by Chopin, hence the addition can come from him.

In the discussed bar 143 a  before d1 is only in EE2. In turn, in GE2 a  was added before c1, which could be considered to be a mechanical error, if it was not for the fact that an identical addition was introduced in bar 183.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 148-152

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

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In the sources based directly on [A] – GC and FE1 (→FE2→FE3,EE1) – four naturals raising c1 to c1, in bars 148-149 and 151-152, are missing. These patent inaccuracies were corrected in GE, FE4 and EE2. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign , Errors of GC

b. 152-153

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before g. The sign was already added in EE, in which also a  before a1 in the next bar appears (the latter was probably supposed to concern g1).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE