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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 57-58

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur from bar 58 in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)
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The beginning of the slur in EE is placed inaccurately; therefore, it is uncertain whether the slur begins from the 1st or 2nd note of b. 58. We adopt the version compliant with the Stichvorlage (FE) and with the analogous passage a line above. In GE2 (→GE3) the slur begins already from the minim in b. 57, just like 8 bars before. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 60

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Both in A and FC the right-hand end of the slur was pulled through to almost the end of b. 60, with a flourish. 

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Embracing slurs

b. 60

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

in A (→FE→EE)

in FC (→GE)
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According to us, the  mark in A (→FE→EE) is placed inaccurately: this four-bar section appears four times in total, and in the three remaining appearances the pedal release is marked at the beginning of the bar (b. 52, 184 and 192). Therefore, in the main text we give the mark written in FC (→GE), which was most probably also added by Chopin. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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The beginning of the slur, which was originally placed in A only just over the quaver motif in b. 62-63, was eventually moved by Chopin to the beginning of the preceding bar.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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In the main text we take into account the fingering entered into FED, which comes from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED