Issues : Inaccuracies in FE
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b. 532-533
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The missing slur in FC must be an oversight, corrected in GE. The shorter slur of FE (→EE) is probably also a mistake. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 547-550
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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According to us, longer slurs in FE (→EE) are almost certainly an inaccuracy. The engraver could have relied on the R.H. slurs, which also encompass 3 crotchets; in this line of FE (b. 547-552), all 3 L.H. slurs present in such a context encompass 3 crotchets. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE |
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b. 552-559
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In A the slurs over the characteristic quaver motifs generally encompass only the quaver groups in these bars (the only exception are the slurs in b. 554-555, reaching the crotchet at the beginning of the next bar). The remaining sources do not show traces of Chopin's influence on the range of those slurs. Therefore, taking into account the fact that the discussed figures are identical, in every respect, in the main text we unify the slurs, giving always the ones Chopin wrote in A more often. Such a solution was also adopted in GE2 (→GE3). Alternatively, we also suggest 6-note slurs, which are more frequent in similar motifs in the entire Scherzo. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in FC , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 553-555
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In b. 553 and 555 the continuous arpeggios in FE (→EE) must be a result of misunderstanding the notation of A, in which the wavy lines, although being close to each other, are clearly separated. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE |
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b. 560-579
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The slurs encompassing the ostinato quaver figures in A are of different length: some reach the following crotchet, some do not. Statistically, it is the former that clearly prevail: 8 longer, 6-note slurs to only 4 shorter and 3 questionable ones (we interpret the questionable ones literally as short). The remaining sources do not show traces of Chopin's influence on the range of those slurs; except for minor inaccuracies, FC and GE1 reproduce the text of their Stichvorlagen, while FE (→EE) contain longer slurs only (we discuss b. 574-575 separately due to FE having overlooked the slur). In this situation, we base the main text on the above analysis of the notation of A; taking into account a high degree of structural and functional similarity of the discussed motifs, we suggest uniform, 6-note slurs in all figures. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Uncertain slur continuation |
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