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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 121

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

No markings in AF (→FE→EE)

 in GE

  suggested by the editors
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In this context the missing  must be considered an inadvertence, hence we add it after the previous bars.

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issues: No pedal release mark

b. 122-123

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

Slur in AF (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE
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The missing b1-c2 slur in GE is probably Chopin's inadvertence at the time of performing the last retouches of [AG]. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 122-123

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

No pedalling in sources

( ) suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest the pedalling markings written in AF (→FE→EE) in analogous b. 30-31 in a variant form.

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b. 123-124

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

d2 repeated in AF (→FE→EE)

d2 tied in GE
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In the main text we give the undoubtedly authentic version of AF (→FE→EE). In turn, the authenticity of the version of GE, although likely, is uncertain – it may result from a routine revision consisting in moving the slur to the side of the noteheads (in GE the stems point downwards). There are numerous examples of such changes in Chopin's pieces, cf., e.g. the Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1, b. 3 or the Nocturne in D Major, Op. 27 No. 2, b. 76-77. Therefore, it is possible that the notation of [AG] was no different from AF.

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issues: Placement of markings , Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 123-124

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

Slur in AF (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE
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The missing f1-g1 slur in GE seems to be an oversight. However, it is likely that, contrary to [AG], it was moved over the notes, which converted it into a tie of d2 – see the note above.

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