mUltimate Chopin

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. 145

Chord in A

Rest in FE (→GE,EE)

The chord on the 2nd crotchet of the bar was removed at the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE), along with the accent and the slur, undoubtedly at Chopin's request. Traces of removal of the aforementioned elements are clearly visible in the subsequent copies of FE.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Pitch

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Original in: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh