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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 142

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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FE has erroneously c as the last L.H. note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 152-154

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur in bar 154 in A (→FE)

Slur in bars 152-154 in FC (→GE)

Double slur in bar 154 in EE
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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

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 in A (→FE)

No markings in FC (→GE)

   & L.H. slur in EE

   suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark after , present in A (→FE) in b. 179, could be considered a common inaccuracy resulting from distraction caused by the transition into a new page of the manuscript. However, an identical situation is to be found in A in analogous b. 630; since both places are devoid of pedalling markings in FC (→GE), both  marks were probably added in A after FC had been finished. Therefore, Chopin could have considered the  marks to be clear enough while completing A. On the other hand, the  mark, added – probably by Chopin – in FE (→EE) at the end of b. 631, suggests that the decision was changed (or that the inaccurate notation, perhaps introduced in haste, was completed). Due to the above reason, in the main text we add a  mark also in b. 180. EE performed a far-reaching revision: apart from adding a , the slur placed by Chopin over the parts of both hands was doubled under the bottom stave. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Corrections in A , No pedal release mark , Errors of FC , Inaccuracies in A

b. 180-181

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur to bar 181 in A (→FE), probable interpretation→EE

Shorter slur in FC (→GE)
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In spite of the lack of the ending of the slur in b. 181, which opens a new page in A, the clearly dragged ending of the slur in b. 180 leaves no doubt about Chopin's intention (there is a similar situation in analogous b. 631). However, it is not as obvious in FC, so in GE the slur was led only to the end of b. 180. The inaccurate notation of A was repeated unchanged in FE, whereas in EE the slur was clearly led to b. 181; moreover, an arbitrary analogous slur was added under the stave: see the note on pedalling in b. 179-180.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 205

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Small crotchet in A (→FC,FE)

Acciaccatura with slur in GE

Small quaver with slur in EE
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Like in b. 73, it is only the notation of A (→FC,FE) that is undoubtedly authentic. We consider the notation of GE acceptable too. The notation of EE is inauthentic, although most probably equivalent to the remaining ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions