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b. 21-24

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

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None of the six necessary naturals lowering d2(1) to d2(1) are present in CJ and CK, which is a striking example of overlooked accidentals of a current key. This is even more of anomaly given that the first two R.H. naturals are written in A1. CB and EL contain the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Balakirev's revisions , Revisions in EL

b. 22

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No sign in A1

Long accent in CJ

Short accent in CK

in CB & EL
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The clear accent in CK allows us to consider the longer mark in CJ a long accent, which we give in the main text. In CB and EL the mark was reproduced as a short diminuendo hairpin. Cf. b. 26.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Revisions in EL

b. 23-24

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No signs in A1

  in CJ & CK

  in CB

  in EL
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The manuscripts conveying the text of [A2] are pretty united on the range of the dynamic hairpins in these bars (A1 is devoid of such marks). The whole-bar marks of EL are an arbitrary decision of Kolberg or the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Balakirev's revisions , Revisions in EL

b. 24

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

c1 in A1

e1 in CK (→CB) & EL
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e1 in the version of CK (→CB) and EL must be Kolberg's mistake – in A1 one can see that the note was corrected from e1 to c1. The version with c1 is an unquestionable Chopinesque improvement – it alleviates the impression of A-e1 having been moved parallel to F-c1, which opens the next bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Terzverschreibung error

b. 25-30

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No indications in A1

Indications in CJ, CK (→CB) & EL
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Except for  in b. 21, in this section (b. 21-31) A1 is devoid of all performance indications and dynamic markings. In the main text we reproduce the markings of [A2] – sotto voce in b. 25,  in b. 27,  in b. 29 and  in b. 30.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations