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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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b. 9

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

3-note slur in GC (→GE), FE & EE2

Shorter slur in EE1
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A shorter slur in EE1 is certainly mistaken – cf. subsequent bars. The error was corrected in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 11

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

 in GC and FE (→EE)

Longer  in GE
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The  hairpin in GE begins earlier than in the remaining sources. Such an adjustment of a sign to an entire bar is a typical inaccuracy of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 12

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

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In GC (→GE) there is no  sign at the beginning of the bar. It is a patent error – all sources include a  at the end of bar 15.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Errors of GC

b. 14-15

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

The longest  in GC
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The differences in the length of the  hairpin must be of accidental nature. In the main text we reproduce the notation of the principal source, i.e. FE (see General Editorial Principles and the characterisation of FE4). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 16

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

in GC

 in FE (→ EE1)

in GE

in EE2
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The differences between GC, FE (→EE1) and GE seem to be accidental inaccuracies. The solution we suggest in the main text is an attempt to reconstruct [A] on the basis of the discrepancies between GC and FE. The same range of the  hairpin was introduced in EE2 - probably on the basis of a comparison of FE with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC