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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 90

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

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The notation of accidentals is inaccurate in the majority of the sources, which, however, does not cause any difficulties in the interpretation of the text. In the 2nd half of the bar, GC and FE have only one sign: a  before the last chord in the R.H., whereas in FE it restores f2, while in GC – probably erroneously – it raises g2 to g2. GE added to the  written in GC another one, raising b2 to b2. Only EE includes all necessary signs. Moreover, all sources include a superfluous  before d1 in the 3rd crotchet in the L.H. In the main text, we omit this sign, in turn, we add a cautionary  before f3 (in the last chord).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 92

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

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In all sources, there is a cautionary  before f2. In the main text we omit this sign, which is unnecessary in this context. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 96

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

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In the main text we include the cautionary flats before d1-d2, added (by Chopin?) in FE4, as well as in GE and EE (only the top one in EE1).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

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. 141-142

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

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In the sources the cautionary  before a2 is at the beginning of bar 142. In the main text we move the sign to bar 141, where it is more justified. See also the note before the A1-A octave at the beginning of this bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals