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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 143-144

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

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In GC and FE (→EE1) there are no naturals raising e1 to e1 in the 3rd crotchet in bar 143 and e3 to e3 in the 6th quaver in bar 144. The first of them was added in FED, both were added in GE and EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 143-144

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

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The crotchets in the L.H. in the 2nd half of each of these bars are written in the sources in the treble clef, which raises doubts, as far as the validity of the accidentals from the 1st half is concerned:

  •  before e1 in bar 143 is present in all sources;
  •  before e1 in bar 144 was added in GE, FE4 and EE2;
  •  before e in bar 144 appears only in GE.

In the graphical layout adopted in the main text the signs are not necessary.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions

b. 145-146

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

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GC and FE1 (→FE2→FE3) lack seven naturals before the notes, which were previously already correctly written in another octave. These patent inaccuracies do not impede the interpretation and they were completed in the subsequent sources to a varied extent. It is only GE that has the correct text. Similarly in the next bars.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 145-146

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

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GE1 lacks the first R.H. slur in each of these bars. It is most probably an oversight by the engraver, corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 147-148

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

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GC and FE1 (→FE2→FE3) lack six naturals before the notes which were previously already correctly written in another octave, which was completed in the subsequent sources to a varied extent. The fully correct text is included only in GE2 and EE2 (see also the note in bar 148). Similarly in the adjacent bars.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC