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b. 95-96
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The slur in A is inconspicuous, which explains it having been overlooked in the remaining sources. However, it was certainly intended by Chopin, since an identical indication is present in analogous b. 227-228. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC |
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b. 114-117
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The interpretation of the slurs of A is not easy. We consider the coinciding slurs to be the literal interpretation of the notation in b. 115-116, as it was reproduced in FE (→EE). However, according to us, it is more likely that Chopin wanted the second slur to be combined with the preceding one, which is indicated by a comparison with the unquestionable slur in analog. b. 246-249. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur led to the end of the phrase, modelled after those bars. The absence of the second slur in FC (→GE) may mean that it was added in A after the copy had been already completed. The additional slur in GE1 is probably a mistake. It is unclear how the extension, with respect to A, of the second slur in FE (→EE) occurred. It may be an inaccuracy, yet it cannot be ruled out that the slur was extended on purpose, perhaps even by Chopin. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 114
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The missing slur in FC (→GE) could have been a result of the copyist's oversight; however, according to us, it is much more likely that the slur was added in A (along with category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Corrections in A , Errors of FC |
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b. 119-120
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 152-154
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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Just like in b. 20-22, in FC the slur was extended by Chopin. The doubled ties in EE are an arbitrary revision, quite frequently applied in that edition. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC |
) after the copy had been already prepared. Anyway, it is difficult to state what Chopin's motivation was at the time of writing a slur in this very place: there is nothing remarkable about this figure; it is just another one among 116 bars provided with such a shape of accompaniment written out in 
