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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : Errors repeated in EE

b. 493

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE1) there is no accidental before the last crotchet in the R.H. It must be a mistake, cf., e.g. analogous b. 497. Oversight of an accidental necessary for writing a note belonging to a currently valid key is one of Chopin's most frequent mistakes. A natural was added only just in GE2 (→GE3) and EE2 (→EE3); it was also added in FESf. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE , Annotations in FESf

b. 494

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A (→FE,FC→GE1) there is no  lowering g2 to g2 and no  lowering e2 to e2.  A flat was added already in EE1, whereas it is only just EE2 (→EE3) and GE2 (→GE3) that include the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 541-543

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A (→FC) there are no naturals before the crotchets ending the five-note groups (a2, a1 and a). Through a proof copy of FE, this mistake also found its way to EE1 (in FE the accidentals were added in the last phase of proofreading). The naturals are also present in GE and EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in FC , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 588

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In EE1 the bottom note of the L.H. crotchet is an erroneous A1. The mistake was initially also in FE, in which, however, it was corrected during the proofreading, perhaps by Chopin's orders. The mistake was also rectified in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 655

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

d1 & d1 in A (→FC→GE) & EE2 (→EE3)

f1 & e1 in FE, interpretation

d1 & e1 in EE1, interpretation
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The versions of FE and EE1 must be erroneous (in addition, FE do not contain a  before the 3rd crotchet), since a simple scheme, on which this harmonic accompaniment is based, would be distorted, without a sonic explanation. EE2 (→EE3) introduced the correct text probably on the basis of a comparison with the previous two appearances of this phrase or with GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Errors repeated in EE