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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

Text Compare Notes Sources Description

Issues : Errors in FE

b. 211-212

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

 in bar 211 in GC (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)

 in bar 212 suggested by the editors
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The placing of the  sign (diminuendo/long accent) at the end of bar 211 in GC (→GE) is certainly a mistake – cf. bars 212-213, and an inaccurate slurring, e.g. in bars 212-214. We consider the omission of the sign in FE (→EE) to be an error as well. In the main text we shift the sign written in GC to the beginning of bar 212, accordingly with the analogous motives.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 212

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

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FE has a g as the bottom note of the 1st crotchet in the bar. This patent mistake was corrected in the base text to EE. GC (→GE) also includes the correct f.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 215-218

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

Slurs of different lengths in GC

7 slurs in FE1 (→FE2)

8 slurs in FE3 (→FE4) & EE

3 slurs in GE1

Slurs of different lengths in GE2
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Same as in the previous bars, the slurring of GC is very careless in these bars. GE1 printed only three slurs, which was completed in GE2, almost literally reproducing GC. The remaining editions contain correct slurs, only FE1 (→FE2) overlooked the slur at the transition between bars 217 and 218.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of GC , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 217

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

d1 in GC (→GE), FE3 (→FE4) & EE

No d1 in FE1 (→FE2)
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No d1 notes in the 3rd and 4th chords in the R.H. is certainly a mistake of the engraver of FE1 (→FE2), corrected by Chopin in FE3 (→FE4) and the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 217-218

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

in GC (→GE)

No indication in FE (→EE)
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The absence of cresc. in FE (→EE) is most probably a result of the engraver's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE