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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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b. 112

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur from beginning of bar in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur from 2nd beat – our alternative suggestion
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One can ponder whether the slur was misinterpreted in the sources. The eight-bar section starting in this bar appears five more times throughout the entire Rondo, whereas the slur starts from the beginning of the bar only once (bar 136). Due to this reason, we suggest an alternative solution, referring to bars 120 and 272. 

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b. 113-114

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

End of hairpin on 2nd quaver in FE (→EE)

End of hairpin right after the bar line in GE
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In GE, the hairpin ends just behind the bar line. It is an inaccuracy of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 115

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE & EE
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Both GE and EE reproduced the accent as a short one. There is a similar situation in bar 123.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 117

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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The fact that the slurs coincide in this place could have meant that Chopin wanted to combine them – cf. bars 276-277. However, in the main text we leave the source notation, since it is practically equivalent, whereas overlapping slurs in similar places appear also in bars 141, 269 and 293, which significantly reduces the likelihood that they were misinterpreted. 

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b. 118

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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In GE, there is no ending of the slur in the L.H. on a new line. It is a mistake of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE