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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 163-164

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur up to bar 164 in FE (→GE) 

No slur in EE1

Slur only in bar 163 in EE3
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Leading the L.H. slur until the beginning of bar 164 is much less justified than in the case of the R.H. slur due to the over two-octave f1-E leap. Therefore, it is quite likely that it is the slur added in EE3 that corresponds to Chopin's intention – the engraver of FE could have been under the influence of the R.H. slur while interpreting the slur of [A], perhaps written with a flourish.

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issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 167

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE (→GE)

Short accent in EE
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In EE, the long accent was reproduced as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions

b. 173

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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In FE (→EE1), there is no  restoring c3. The unquestionable oversight, probably repeated after [A], was corrected in GE and EE2 (→EE3).

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

b. 185

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

B​​​​​​​ in FE (→EE1→EE2)

B in GE & EE3

B with ​​​​​​​ suggested by the editors
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In GE, a  raising B to B​​​​​​​ was added, most probably arbitrarily, before the bottom note of the 2nd crotchet. The reviser of EE3 also added that mark, probably under the influence of GE. However, we believe that the  is not authentic, since avoiding a strict repetition of a progression's segments is characteristic of Chopin, cf. e.g. a nearly identical harmonic sequence in the Rondo in F Major, Op. 5, bars 438-440. In order to avoid misunderstandings, we add a cautionary  in this place. 

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issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 200

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE (→GE)

Short accent in EE3

No mark in EE1 (→EE2)
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The missing accent was certainly overlooked by the engraver of EE1 (→EE2). An accent – a short one – was added in EE3.

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issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in EE