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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 98

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FE→EE) & GE1

 in FC & GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give the  hairpin written by Chopin in FC. The mark was overlooked in GE1 and added in GE2 (→GE3), undoubtedly on the basis of FC.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 99-100

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FE→EE)

 in FC (→GE1)
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In the main text we give the  hairpin written by Chopin in FC (→GE1). The two-bar mark in GE2 (→GE3) is a result of a standard revision adjusting hairpins (and also, e.g. slurs) to rhythmic structures, e.g. bars.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 101-102

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tied a2 in bar 101-102 in A (→FC,FE→EE) & GE3

No tied a2 in GE1

Tied a2 in bar 101 in GE2

Tied a2 in bar 101-102 – notation suggested by the editors
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The version of GE1, which may seem to be a result of a serious misunderstanding or mistake, is probably a clumsy attempt at correcting the mistakes and inaccuracies of the notation of FC. For the copyist put a superfluous dot extending the d3 minim in the chord at the beginning of bar 101, whereas in the 1st chord in bar 102 he wrote the note head of the middle a2 in such a way that it is practically imperceptible (the fact that the note was to be there is proven by the extending dot). The above defects do not hamper the correct interpretation of the text if one is aware of A; however, having only FC at his disposal, the engraver of GE1 considered both dots in b. 101 as well as the one in b. 102, which seems to concern a non-existent note, to be mistakes. Eventually, he omitted the aimless (under these circumstances) curved line running from the a2 minim in b. 101 and leading nowhere. The reviser of GE2 also did not guess the correct text; it appears only just in GE3.
In the main text we change the original, one-part notation of the chord in bar 101 to a clearer, two-part one.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Different values of chord components , GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 105-114

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No markings in A (→FC→GE1)

Pedalling in FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)
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In b. 105-106, 109 & 113-114 in the main text we give the pedalling added by Chopin in FE (→EE). In FC (→GE1) the entire final section of this theme (b. 105-116) is devoid of markings, which must be Chopin's oversight; it could have been provoked by the corrections in the L.H. part in b. 102-104: Chopin could have noticed a mistake there while adding pedalling; having corrected it, which required the erasure of 3 bars of accompaniment, he did not resume his previous activity. GE2 (→GE3) added markings on the basis of the pedalling written in FC in analog. b. 237-238, 241 & 245-246, which is totally compliant with the markings we suggest. See also the notes to b. 107-108, 110-112 & 115-116.  

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

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Alterations in CF

b. 107-108

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No markings in A (→FC→GE1)

One-bar pedalling in FE (→EE)

Two-bar pedal in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give the two-bar pedal entered by Chopin into FC in analog. b. 239-240. FC is devoid of pedalling in the discussed bars, which is almost certainly Chopin's oversight: see the corresponding note in b. 105. In FE (→EE) there are two one-bar pedals, which may be considered an authentic variant; however, it is most likely a hastily written, less deliberate version.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE