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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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b. 26-27

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

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It seems that the ending of the slur of A1 led to the 1st quaver in b. 27 was added by Chopin as an extension of the previously written shorter slur (similar to the ones in b. 2, 6 and 10).

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 27-29

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

Slurs in A1, literal reading

Slurs in A1, contextual interpretation

Slur in FE

Slur in GE

Slur in EE
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According to us, the slur of A1 in b. 27-28, coinciding with the next one on the minim in b. 28, is one of a few inaccuracies of notation of slurs in the sources concerning this Mazurka. The suggested interpretation is based on the assumption that the slurs of A1 generally describe the same performance manner as the slur and the staccato dot used in [A2] (→GE1). In other words, Chopin was certain of the performance concept of that phrase, he was just looking for the best way to write it down.
EE most probably convey the version of FE1 prior to the final stage of Chopin's proofreading, while the slur of GE is affected by a similar inaccuracy as the notation of A1.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 30-31

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

2 slurs in A1, literal reading

2 slurs in A1 (contextual interpretation) & FE2

2 slurs in FE1 (→EE)

Continuous slur in GE
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The ending of the slur over b. 30-31 is uncertain in A1: at the end of the line, in b. 30, the slur suggests continuation, yet there is no ending thereof in b. 31. A comparison with the slur in b. 26-27, extended by Chopin, proves that it is the missing ending of the slur in b. 31 that is a mistake. Such interpreted slurs are featured in FE2, which may be a result of Chopin's proofreading, since FE1 considered the slur in b. 30 to be inaccurate and shortened it correspondingly. In the main text we give the unquestionable four-bar slur of GE1, reflecting [A2] (in GE2 it was reproduced inaccurately: in b. 30, which ends the page, the slur reaches the minim only; see also b. 65-66).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 35

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

Separate slurs in A1 (→FE→EE)

Continuous slur in GE
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Just like in the previous analogous places, in the main text we give the slurring of GE based on [A2].

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 36

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

Slur from next bar in GE
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Just like in b. 12-13, we consider the slur starting from G, as was written in A1, to be more reliable than from A, as is in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources