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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 68-69

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

Slurs in AI, probable interpretation

Continuous slur in AI, possible interpretation

Slurs in AF (contextual interpretation→FE) & GE1

Slurs in AF (literal reading) & GE2

Slur to bar 68 in EE
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In AI the ending of the slur in b. 68 (at the end of the line) suggests continuation; however, a flat slur begins in the new line from the 1st note of b. 69, in which one can see either a continuation of the preceding one or a new slur. The beginning of the slur in b. 69 in AF is also unclear – a flat line gradually emerges over the b1 minim, hence one can assume that Chopin started writing it earlier. The slurs of FE were probably corrected from a continuous slur, and, although the final notation is imprecise, the division of the slur between the bars is unquestionable. The same slurs are included in GE1, and this is the version we give in the main text.
EE are devoid of the R.H. slurs from b. 69 to b. 92, which is probably an oversight. See the notes in b. 77 and 92.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 68-69

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

Pedal in bar 68 in AF (→FE→EE)

Pedal in bars 68-69 in GE
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In the main text we give the pedalling markings of AF (→FE→EE) due to the Chopinesque correction of the 3rd beat of b. 69 in FE. However, it seems that even in the case of choosing the version of FE, it is possible to hold the pedal on the first two beats of this bar, the way it was written in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 69

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

g in AI, AF, GE & EE

g in FE
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In the main text we include the  lowering g to g, added by Chopin in the last stage of proofreading of FE. The change is a composer's improvement, yet the original version can also be used.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 73-75

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

No marking in AI

in AF

 in FE (literal reading→EE)

dimin.  in GE
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In the main text we give the version of GE, which is probably later. In AF one can see that the hairpin blends with the L.H. slur, which could have prompted Chopin to use a verbal indication in [AG]. In FE the hairpin breaks at the end of the line, in b. 74, which EE reproduced in the simplest way possible by inserting a complete mark of such a range.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 75-76

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

No sign in AI

in AF

in FE (→EE) & GE
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The  hairpin in AF seems to be inaccurate, since it overlaps with the  mark, which concerns the same phrase. Moreover, it was already considered inaccurate in FE (→EE). In the main text we give the mark of GE, compliant with the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins