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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 4

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

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FE (except for FE4) lacks in five necessary accidentals – naturals before d2 and b and sharps before f, f2 and g2. This patent inaccuracy certainly has its source in the notation of [A]. Similarly in GC, in which, however, Chopin added a  raising b to b. In GC (→GE) there are also no naturals before the last octave in the R.H. – it can be an oversight of the copyist or a later addition in [A]. In the remaining sources the signs were completed (all additions can be attributed to a revision): three were added in EE1 and FE4, four in GE; only EE2 includes the correct notation. Cf. bar 24.

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 , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 22-24

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

No signs in GC (→GE)

Arpeggio signs in bar 24 in FE

Arpeggio signs in EE
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Although the arpeggios in the L.H. in bars 22 and 24 are written in the sources inaccurately, there is no doubt they are valid – the wavy lines in bars 2 and 4 are certainly to be considered to be an indication concerning all further repetitions of these chords. The signs added in EE in bar 22 could have come from Chopin, yet an editorial revision seems to be more likely here.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE 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. 28

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

Different accents in GC (→GE)

Long accent in FE

Short accent in EE1

Two short accents in EE2
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In the main text, we give the accents, long and short, on the basis of the clear notation of GC (→GE). The omission of the second one in FE is probably a result of the engraver's oversight. The EE1 version is a typical misrepresentation of a long accent, and GE was the probable inspiration for the EE2 revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , EE inaccuracies