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b. 19

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No marking in A1

 in CJ, CK & EL

 in CB
..

 in CB is a revision or inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Balakirev's revisions

b. 21

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

 in A1

 in CJ, CK (→CB) & EL
..

The extreme nature of  clearly suggests the unique atmosphere of the fragment that starts here, which echoes the Concerto in F Minor and the song "The Wish".

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 25-30

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No indications in A1

Indications in CJ, CK (→CB) & EL
..

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

b. 34-35

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No indication in A1 & CB

sempre piano in CJ

sempre  in CK

sempre  in EL
..

In the main text we adopt the notation of CK, actually equivalent to CJ, yet more natural to interpret. It is difficult to say whether the absence of the indication in CB is an oversight or – which seems to be more likely – a purposeful omission (the indication may be regarded as superfluous after  in b. 33). The version of EL may be considered alternative in relation to our interpretation of CK – it was the beginning of sempre that was deemed reliable, whereas in our transcription we kept the placement of .  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Balakirev's revisions

b. 35-36

composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

No indication in A1 & EL

dimin. in bar 35 in CJ

dim. in bar 36 in CK

dimin. in bar 36 in CB
..

In the main text we stick to the notation of CJ, since Kolberg could have moved the indication dim. so that it does not contradict the continuation of the  dynamics, valid half a bar ago. Such a literal interpretation of these indications would also explain the omission of dim. in EL.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Kolberg's revisions , Revisions in EL