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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
EE1
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
GE4 - Corrected impression of GE3
GE1a - Album German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Amended impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 165

in A

No marking in FE1 (→GE)

Accent in FE2 (→EE)

The missing  mark in FE1 is most probably an oversight by the engraver. We assume that the accent added – most probably by Chopin – in the stage of proofreading FE2 expresses the composer's final intention; therefore, we give it in the main text.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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Original in: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh