mUltimate Chopin

Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 5

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

in GC (→GE) & EE2

in FE (→EE1)
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The Chopin  was often misinterpreted by the engravers as  – cf., e.g., the Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 4, bar 1. Therefore, it is highly likely to assume that Gutmann reproduced Chopin's autograph correctly, whereas the engraver of FE – not. The inclusion of , valid already from the 2nd quaver, makes the difference between both indications purely theoretical.

 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f

b. 7-8

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

 in GC (→GE) & EE2

 in bar 8 in FE (→EE1)
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The fact of beginning the  hairpin in FE (→EE1) later can be justly considered to be an inaccuracy related to the abbreviated notation of bar 7 in [A] and layout of the text in FE, in which bar 8 opens the 2nd line.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 16

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

in GC

 in FE (→ EE1)

in GE

in EE2
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The differences between GC, FE (→EE1) and GE seem to be accidental inaccuracies. The solution we suggest in the main text is an attempt to reconstruct [A] on the basis of the discrepancies between GC and FE. The same range of the  hairpin was introduced in EE2 - probably on the basis of a comparison of FE with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 37

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

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GC (→GE) has a cautionary  before the minim g2. The missing sign in FE (→EE) could be an oversight by the engraver. However, the sign is superfluous here and we do not include it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 45-46

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

2 slurs in GC (→GE)

Slur in FE (→ EE)

Two-bar slur, our alternative suggestion
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Both versions were created directly on the basis of the notation of [A], hence, unless the notation was unclear, one of the versions is most probably erroneous. To the main text we choose the version of GC, which is devoid of gaps in phrasing. On the other hand, the difference between the versions could have been caused by the ambiguity of the notation of [A] (caused by, e.g. corrections). In such a situation, both GC and FE may correctly convey certain aspects of this notation, which leads to our alternative suggestion, which combines the completeness of the slurring of GC with the continuity of the slur of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies