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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 1

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In GE1 the last note in the L.H. is an erroneous c. The patent mistake was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 8

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In GE1 the middle note of the 2nd chord in the R.H. is a d3 instead of c3. A comparison with the other sources and analogous bars proves that it is a mistake, corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , 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. 137-169

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

2 wedges & 2 dots in A

4 wedges in FC

4 times 2 dots in GE
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In the main text we give the staccato markings in b. 137, 145, 161 and 169 on the basis of the homogenous notation of FC. The alternating wedges and dots in A indicate Chopin's inaccuracy: the unquestionable wedge in b. 161, along with the notation of A in b. 5-37, make us consider the wedges to be probably intended. The omission of the markings in FE (→EE) must be a mistake, whereas the double dots in GE – a revision (there is no top dot in b. 169 in GE2, which is a patent oversight).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Wedges , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 141-173

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Dots & wedge in A

Wedge in bar 141 in FC, possible reading

Dot in bar 141 in FC (different reading→GE1)

Dot & wedge in FE (→EE)

3 dots in GE2

2 dots in GE2

4 wedges suggested by the editors

4 dots, our alternative suggestion
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It is unclear whether the staccato markings with which Chopin provided the R.H. chords in b. 141, 149, 165 and 173 are to be interpreted as wedges or dots. The mark in b. 165 must be a wedge, whereas those in b. 141 and 173 – dots (in b. 149 the mark can be interpreted either as a wedge or a dot); however, it seems unlikely that Chopin would have wanted to differentiate between those marks within the theme. In the main text we suggest wedges due to the predominance of wedges in a similar situation in b. 9, 17, 33 and 41, where we also discuss the analogous places in the entire Scherzo. All discrepancies in the remaining sources are of an accidental nature; in GE they were combined with unifying procedures.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Wedges , Errors of FC