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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 122

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

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In GC there is no  before the 2nd quaver in the L.H. This patent inaccuracy was completed in GE. The remaining sources include the correct text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 122

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

Lower part in GC, FE (→EE) & GE2 – 2 minims

Semibreve in GE1
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The GE1 version is surely an engraver's mistake. The error was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 125-128

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

 in GC & GE2

Dashes in FE (→EE)

No indications in GE1

Dashes &  suggested by the editors
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It is unclear how the difference in the way of indicating crescendo in bars 127-128 occurred. The  sign could have been added by Chopin in GC, however, according to us, it can be considered an addition (enhancement) to the verbal indication. In the Chopinesque notation, a verbal indication generally indicates a global dynamic increase, generally related to a progressive harmonic sequence and often including a few bars, whereas the  hairpin generally concerns shading of the melodic line. Therefore, we also suggest a solution combining both versions of the indications, in which cresc. - - - in bars 127-128 is continued next to the  hairpin, probably in accordance with the performance intended by Chopin – see also bars 135-136.
The total absence of dynamic indications in GE1 is a patent error, corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 125

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

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We add cautionary flats before the 1st octave. The signs were introduced already in GE2 and EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 125

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

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There are no accidentals before the last R.H. octave in GC & FE1 (→FE2→EE1). The necessary  restoring c1 was added while correcting FE3 (→FE4). In GE and EE2 naturals were added before both notes of the octave.

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

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE