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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 133-136

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

Dashes in bars 133-134 in GC

Dashes until end of bar 135 in FE

No dashes in GE1

Dashes in bars 133-135 in EE & GE2

4 bars of dashes suggested by the editors
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According to us, the differences in the marked range of the cresc. - - - indication are of a random character. In particular, the absence of dashes in bar 136 could have resulted in FE from difficulties in a legible distribution of all elements of the notation of [A] (cf. the notation of GC) or in FE itself, whereas according to Chopin's intention, crescendo was supposed to be valid most probably until  in bar 137. Therefore, in the main text we suggest leading the dashes to the end of bar 136 (see also bars 127-128). The total absence of dashes in GE1 is certainly a mistake (cf. the note on the  hairpin in bars 135-136).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 134-135

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

3 slurs in GC

2 slurs in GE

4 slurs in FE (→EE)
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The comparison with analogous bars 125-126 and 133 indicates that the slurring in FE (→EE) is correct. Therefore, the longer slurs in GC and GE result probably  from misreading [A] by the copyist and GC by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 137-138

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

Pedal change in GC

No pedal change in FE (→EE)

Pedal change in GE
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We adopt the pedalling from FE in the main text, for it is consistent with the pedalling of the subsequent bars. The placement of the  sign in GE, although apt from a pianistic point of view, is nevertheless a probable arbitrariness of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 161-164

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

8 different accents in GC

5 different accents in FE

8 different accents in GE

6 short accents in EE1

8 short accents in EE2

8 long accents suggested by the editors
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The accents in GC are of different length, which, considering the similarity of the motifs, is most probably an inaccuracy. In the main text we adopt long accents, which prevail in the notation. All the versions of the editions are most probably a result of an inaccuracy or revision.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 164-168

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

Slur to end of bar 168 in GC, $FE (→EE) & GE2

Slur to end of bar 161 in GE1
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The error in GE1 might have resulted from the inaccurate notation of GC – the slur in bar 166 (last in the system) only reaches to the last crotchet despite the slur in the subsequent bars distinctly indicating a continuation. In GE2 that notation was interpreted correctly.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions