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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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b. 95-97

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

Slurs from 1. note of bar in A1 (→FE→EE)

Slurs from 2nd note in GE
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The slurs of A1 in b. 95 and 97 begin closer to the 1st note of the bar than to the 2nd one, hence we reproduce them in accordance with the unequivocal notation in analogous b. 91. This is how they were interpreted in FE (→EE). In the main text we give the probably later slurs of [A2] (→GE).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 103

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

Slur in A1

No slur in A1 (→FE→EE) & GE
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In [A2] (→GE) Chopin most probably consciously abandoned the idea to put a slur here. It is indicated by the change (or specification) of the dynamic concept through the addition of a  mark in b. 103 and through a more specific indication of the staccato articulation for the chord in that bar (dot also over the L.H. fifth). After all, Chopin could have also removed the slur in the proofreading of FE (→EE), although an oversight (or misunderstanding) of the mark by the engraver of FE1 seems to be more likely.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE