Issues : Omitted correction of an analogous place
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b. 10-11
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II
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In the main text we give a tie sustaining b category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions |
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b. 168
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II
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The version of the sources is probably a left by inaccuracy original version of this bar. Chopin's possible mistake is indicated by the mistake in analogous bar 108. One can assume that initially bars 108, 128 and 168 were repetitions of bars 107, 127 and 167, as bar 92 is a repetition of bar 91. Chopin then changed in [A] bars 108 and 128 (leaving the part of the R.H. in bar 108 without correction – see the commentary to this bar). The fact of unintentionally leaving bar 168 in the original form seems to be highly likely in this situation, as there is no reason to suppose that the link with the next phrase was different in bar 168 than in bar 128, whereas overlooking one out of a few similar places at the time of proofreading was quite frequent for Chopin. The possibility is even more likely due to a possible haplography of the composer in this place – the need of correcting a more serious error could have distracted Chopin from the less significant improvement. Therefore, although both versions seem to be musically possible, in the main text we prioritise the version of analogous bar 128. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions |
2 on the basis of the most probably Chopin proofreading of 
