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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
FE1
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A - Autograph
FC - Fontana's copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
FESf - Schiffmacher copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 249-250

Slur to f in A

No slur in FC

Slur to d1 in FE (→EE) & GE

When interpreted literally, the slur of A encompasses only the quavers. A comparison with the analogous figures proves Chopin's inaccuracy, corrected already in FE (→EE). The missing slur in FC must be an oversight of the copyist, corrected already in GE1 (→GE2→GE3).

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions, FE revisions, Errors of FC, Inaccuracies in A

notation: Slurs

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Original in: The Fryderyk Chopin Institute Library, Warsaw