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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 100-101

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

New slur from 1st quaver in AI

Continuous slur in AF (→FE→EE)

New slur from 2nd quaver in GE

Overlapping slurs suggested by the editors
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In AF one can see a correction of slurring in this place – the slurs, initially separated by a bar line (like in AI), were then combined. According to us, hesitation about the range of these slurs, visible in this and analogous places (b. 8-9), does not allow us to consider this correction to be final, since Chopin corrected only one of the versions of the divided slurs. In addition, in b. 8-9 the same slurring was probably corrected by Chopin in a different manner, although actually resulting in the same effect. Taking into account the above, in the main text we give the version that was corrected later. The versions of FE and GE may be considered equal variants. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations

b. 102-105

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

No slurs in AI & GE

Slurs in AF (literal reading→FE→EE)

Slurs in Af, contextual interpretation
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The missing L.H. slurs must be considered Chopin's inadvertence, probably dating back to the stage of writing [AG] (→GE). The shorter first slur of FE (→EE) is a result of a typical inaccuracy of AF – in b. 103, opening a new page of the manuscript, there is no ending of the slur from b. 102, which suggests continuation.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 102-103

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

Continuous slur in AI & GE

2 slurs in AF (literal reading→FE→EE)
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The slurs of AF (→FE→EE) are almost certainly inaccurate, which is proven by the version of the remaining sources and by the concordant version of all sources in analogous places (b. 10-11 and 136-137). The inaccuracy was probably caused by the transition to a new page, which starts in AF from b. 103. Cf. the note on the L.H. slur.

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issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 109-110

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

Slur in AF & GE

No slur in FE (→EE)
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Th lack of slur in FE (→EE) is undoubtedly the engraver's mistake. A similar mistake happened to Chopin in AF in b. 112.

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issues: Errors in FE , Pointing slurs

b. 114-115

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

No slur in AF (→FE→EE)

Slur in GE
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The missing slur is Chopin's oversight in AF (→FE→EE), most probably provoked by the transition to a new line.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in A