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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 155

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

e2-g2 in GC (→GE) & FE2 (→EE,FE3→FE4)

g2-b2 in FE1
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The characteristic, Terzverschreibung mistake of FE1 was corrected already in FE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , FE revisions

b. 156

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

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At the beginning of the 2nd half of the bar before the bottom note of the second, GC and FE1 (→FE2) have one  before each of the notes instead of . This easy to detect mistake – none of these flats is necessary at this pitch, whereas a1 appears in the part of the L.H. – was corrected in GE, by adding another  before the bottom note. The correct notation is included in FE3 (→FE4) and EE, which in both cases could have been a result of Chopin's intervention.
A double flat before the top note of the penultimate chord was added only in GE and EE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of GC , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 156

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

2 slurs in GC & GE2

1 slur in FE (→EE)
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The shortcomings in the slurring of this bar are certainly errors.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 161

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

Third in GC (→GE) & FE2 (→EE,FE3→FE4)

Octave in FE1
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The version of FE1 is most probably a mistake (corrected in FE2 and subsequent FE), as in GC one can see no traces of corrections in this place.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , FE revisions

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