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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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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

b. 122

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slurs in #FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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A slurring that separates the grace note from the subsequent quaver is unnatural and points to a possibly inaccurate interpretation of the notation of [A]. However, it is unclear which slurs Chopin meant:

  • the slur could have been divided earlier –  or ;
  • both slurs were supposed to be combined, but the notation was imprecise.

In the main text, we adopt the latter, taking into account the slur in analogous bar 274.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 123-124

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur from bar 123 in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur from bar 124, suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest moving the beginning of the slur to over the e1-b1 fifth. In the remaining five similar places, the slur always starts in this fragment of the phrase (the beginning of the four-bar section), which strongly supports the possibility that the slur of the sources in the discussed bar is inaccurate.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 125

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur to grace note in FE

Slur to crotchet in GE & EE
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The fact that the slur of FE does not reach the c1-a1 sixth was considered an inaccuracy already in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions