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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 265-266

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No slurs in A (→FC→GE)

Slurs in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the slurs combining e with f and e1 with f1 are a result of a mistake of the engraver of FE, who placed them to the left-hand side of the chord in b. 266, whereas they should be ties, placed to the right-hand side of the chord. It is supported by the following arguments:

  • the almost certainly erroneous third curved line, which turns out to be a tie of c1 – see the adjacent note;
  • problematic purpose of this addition – in relation to the top voice, led in octaves, the slur over the entire phrase encompasses precisely the notes that are combined by the discussed slurs.
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issues: Errors in FE , Sign reversal , Partial corrections

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.

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issues: GE revisions

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).

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

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.

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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).

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issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions