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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 79

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

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In [A] (→GC,FE→EE1) in the 2nd half of the bar there were no accidentals, which gives g in the L.H. and g1(2) in the R.H. Chopin's mistake was corrected in GE (partially – only a  before g2 in the 4th crotchet) and in EE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Last key signature sign

b. 80

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

a1 tied in GC (→GE) & EE2

a1 repeated in FE (→EE1)
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The authenticity of the tie sustaining a1 does not raise any doubts (it could have been added in GC even by Chopin himself). In turn, the version without the tie may be a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE. The slur in EE2 was most probably added on the basis of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 85

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

No marking in GC (→GE) & FE1 (→FE2→EE1)

in FE3 (→FE4) & EE2
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 was added in FE3 (→FE4) almost certainly by Chopin, which was adopted in EE2. Similarly in analogous bar 213.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 85-88

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  next to the top note (g) of the last chord in each of these bars. These accidentals appear in the sources only in bar 86 (in GE and EE2) and in bar 87 (in all sources).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 89

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

No indication in GC (→GE) & FE1 (→FE2→EE1)

cresc. - - in FE3 (→FE4)

cresc. in EE2
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Same as  in bar 85, cresc. - - in bars 89-90 was added in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4), almost certainly by Chopin. The indication was repeated in EE2, yet without the dashes marking its range. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE