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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 107

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

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The sharp raising f to f, overlooked in GC, FE1 (→FE2→FE3,EE1), was added in GE, FE4 and EE2. Cf. bar 115.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 108

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

Slur in GC (→GE) & EE2

No slur in FE (→EE1)
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The slur over the L.H. part, if not overlooked by the engraver of FE (→EE1), could have been added in GC (→GE) by Chopin. The sign was then added in EE2. Similarly in bar 116.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 108

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

No marking in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE1)

in EE2
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 is an arbitrary addition of the reviser of EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 108-109

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

d1 tied in GC (→GE) & EE2

d1 repeated in FE (→EE1)
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In the main text we take into account the tie of the d1 note, written in GC (→GE) and probably overlooked in FE (→EE1). The tie was added in EE2 too.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 109-110

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

Two-bar slur in GC (→GE)

No slurs in FE1 (→FE2)

Slur in bar 110 in FE3 (→FE4) & EE1

Two slurs in EE2
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In GC (→GE) one slur embraces the part of the L.H. in both bars. The shorter slur, including only the reminiscence of the initial motif of the Sonata in bar 110, added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE3 (→FE4) and in the base text to EE, is certainly later and – according to us – it can be considered to be the final version.
The compiled version of EE2 cannot be authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE