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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 10-11

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No mark in AI

in A

GE (→FE→EE)
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The sign   begins in A still in bar 10, and ends in bar 11 on the 4th quaver. In GE (→FE→EE) it is shifted entirely into bar 11, encompassing all quavers therein. In AI, the hairpin does not appear in bars 10-11.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 10

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

 
 
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 11

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

 in AI, A and GE2

GE1 (→FE→EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 12-14

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

Slur in AI

Slur in A

Slurs in GE

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Our alternative suggestion
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Slurs over bars 13-14 have different versions in the sources, and each of them can be authentic. begins and ends one crotchet earlier in AI (shorter ending may result from Chopin's inaccurate notation). In GE1 (→FE→EE) the slur is preceded with an additional short slur c2-d2 in bars 12-13. Moreover, in EE the beginning of the longer slur is shifted to the note e flat2 in bar 13. In our main text we rely on A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 12

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

in AI

in A

in GE

in FE (→EE)
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In A, the asterisk  is written at the end of the bar, after the 3rd beat. In AI it is written earlier, under the 2nd beat. GE (→FE→EE) characteristically has the  placed under the 3rd beat. Taking into consideration that the 3rd crotchet of the bar introduces a new phrase, the accompaniment for which is placed in the higher register, releasing the pedal slightly earlier than indicated by the notation of A seems convenient, e.g. as marked by Chopin in the analogous bar 36. For that reason we choose the latter version for our main text (cf. also pedalling of the 1st volta of that bar, not showing any differences in the sources).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE