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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 268-269

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Separate slurs in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE) & GE3

Continuous slur in GE2
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The reviser of GE2 assimilated the slurring over the b. 268-269 and 288-289 with the slurring of an analogous phrase in b. 369-370. It is difficult to find a justification for that decision: the unquestionable text was changed in three places (also in b. 390-391) on the basis of the fourth, questionable one (the notation of FC in b. 369-370 actually does not suggest a combination of the slurs). Therefore, it comes as no surprise that GE3 returned to the authentic version.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 271-272

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

f tied in A (→FC) & GE2 (→GE3)

f repeated in FE (→EE) & GE1
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The missing tie of f in FE (→EE) is another of the series of the mistakes of FE, concerning the ties in this section of the Scherzo, which has just begun. This time it was also the engraver of GE1 that committed a mistake. A corresponding tie was added in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 273-274

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FE→EE)

in FC (→GE)
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In the main text we give the  hairpin entered by Chopin into FC (→GE). There is a similar situation in all analogous bars, i.e. b. 294-295, 375-376 & 396-397.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 273-274

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

E & g tied in A, GE2 (→GE3) & FESf

E repeated in FC (→GE1)

g repeated in FE (→EE)
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The omitted ties in FE (→EE) and FC (→GE1) must be mistakes. The tie of E was added in GE2 (→GE3), most probably on the basis of comparison with the analogous places. A tie next to g was added only just in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Errors of FC , Annotations in FESf

b. 273

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

d in A (→FC,FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

e in GE1
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The version of GE1 must be erroneous in this place; Chopin crossed out the E-e octave in A here and replaced it with the E-d seventh. GE2 (→GE3) restored the version of FC.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions