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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 69-70

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 addition of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 95

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

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In GC (→GE) and FE1 (→FE2→EE) there is no accidental before the top most note of the last chord. This patent inaccuracy of Chopin notation was corrected in FE3 (→FE4), at the same time, however, the  raising a1 to a1 was overlooked.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Omission of current key accidentals , EE inaccuracies , FE revisions , Last key signature sign , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 111

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

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In FE1 (→FE2→FE3,EE1), the  before the last chord was erroneously placed at the pitch of d1. The mistake was corrected in FE4 and EE2. In the main text we add a cautionary  before this note.

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

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , FE revisions

b. 117

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

dimin.  in GC (→GE)

No markings in FE1 & GE1

dimin. in bar 118 in FE2 (→FE3→FE4)

dim. in bar 118 in EE
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In the main text, we give dimin. in bar 117 (together with  in bars 118-120), in accordance with GC (and GE2), including more accurate dynamic indications (it is not entirely clear, whether the employed in GC abbreviation is dimin. or dim.; Chopin would use both). Placing the indication in FE2 (→EE,FE3→FE4) only in the next bar may be inaccurate. The absence of the indication in FE1 and GE1 is certainly a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , FE revisions

b. 145-155

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

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In the sources based directly on [A] there are no naturals raising c to c – in GC in bars 145 and 147, in FE1 in bar 147. These patent inaccuracies were corrected in GE and FE2, so that all the remaining sources include the correct text. Similarly in bars 153 and 155, although there and in FE the second  was added only in FE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign , Errors of GC