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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors repeated in EE

b. 125

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

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There are no accidentals before the last R.H. octave in GC & FE1 (→FE2→EE1). The necessary  restoring c1 was added while correcting FE3 (→FE4). In GE and EE2 naturals were added before both notes of the octave.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 159

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

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In GC and FE (→EE1) there is no flat lowering c2 to c2 in the L.H. The obvious inaccuracy was corrected in GE & EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 220-221

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

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In [A], there was neither  raising g3 to g3 in the last crotchet of bar 220 nor  raising e3 to e3 at the beginning of bar 221. These obvious inaccuracies were only corrected in some sources –  was added in FE4, GE and EE2, and  in FE2 (→EE,FE3→FE4).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 226-228

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

3 accents in GC

2 accents in FE

2 accents in GE

2 vertical accents in EE
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There are differences between the editions, as far as the presence of accents under the bass octaves is concerned:

  • no sign in FE (→EE) in b. 226 is probably an oversight of the engraver, since it seems unlikely that the accent in GC could have been added by Chopin;
  • the missing sign in GE in b. 227 is most probably due to the overlapping marks in GC, i.e.  and an accent;
  • the change of the font of accents in EE is an arbitrary decision typical of this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Errors repeated in EE