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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in A

b. 351

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

on 2nd beat in A (→FE→EE)

mid-bar in FC

 at end of bar in GE
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In the main text we give the  mark in the middle of the bar, as written by Chopin in FC (it is one of the possible interpretations of the notation of A). In turn, the version of GE may be considered an interpretation of the notation of FC, perhaps accurate, since  in FC is close to the next  (cf. also the pedalling of FC 4 bars later). 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in A , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 469-471

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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There is no accidental before the last note in b. 469 and before the penultimate one in b. 471 in A. This patent inaccuracy was corrected by Fontana in FC (→GE). Initially, both bars were deprived of the marks in FE; moreover, in b. 469 the discussed note was printed an octave too high (perhaps considering the use of an octave sign). That version was passed on to EE1, which added only the  in b. 471. In FE in the last phase of proofreading the note in b. 469 was moved to the right pitch, adding a  next to it, yet the mark in b. 471 was not added. In EE2 (→EE3) the pitch of the last note in b. 469 was corrected in accordance with the logic of the passage's structure, yet the  was not added.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , Authentic corrections of FE , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 477

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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The  raising a3 to a3, overlooked in A (→FE), was added in FC (→GE) and EE. The mark was also added in FESf.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE , Annotations in FESf

b. 492-493

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No slurs in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

Slurs in GE2 (→GE3)
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The missing L.H. slurs are a typical inaccuracy of Chopin: these bars along with the next two end a page of A; in the further course of this section, already on a new page, all pairs of crotchets after the bass notes are encompassed with slurs. Due to the above, we add slurs in the main text. Such an addition was also introduced in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 494-495

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No slurs in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

Slurs in GE2 (→GE3)
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Just like in b. 492-493, the missing slurs must be Chopin's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A