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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 274-276

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur to bar 274 in A (→FE→EE)

Slur to end of bar 276 in FC

Slur beyond bar 276 in GE1

Slur to bar 276 in GE2 (→GE3)
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The longer phrase mark of FC is the original version copied (somehow inaccurately) from A: in A one can see that when it returned to Chopin after having been copied by Fontana, the composer crossed out the original ending of that phrase mark and added a new ending 2 bars earlier. The long, continuous slur in GE1 results from a misinterpretation of FC, rectified in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Deletions in A

b. 274

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Minim g in A (→FC→GE)

Dotted minim g in FE (→EE)
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In FE (→EE) the g note is a dotted minim, which is a mistake. The crossing-out in A shows that it was also Chopin that initially wrote it like that; however, he eventually clarified the notation to avoid the g-a cluster at the end of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Deletions in A , Errors repeated in EE

b. 274-275

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slurs from a & c in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Slurs from b & d in GE
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The slurs of GE result from overinterpretation of the slightly too casually put slurs of FC, which clearly begin before the crotchet, particularly in the L.H. Such interpretation of a minor inaccuracy of FC confirms the predilection of the engravers of GE, known from other Chopin's pieces, for adjusting slurs and dynamic hairpins to rhythmic units, e.g. bars. See also b. 273.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 278-280

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur in A (→FC,FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

No slur in GE1
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The missing slur in GE1 is a patent oversight, revised in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 278-280

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary natural before a in b. 278 and 280 and a  before g in b. 279. Naturals were also added in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions