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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 208

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Staccato dot in A

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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The lack of a dot is almost certainly an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE). The mark is near the end of the slur and can be considered part of it.

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issues: Errors in FE

b. 218-223

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Long accents in A (→FE)

Short accents in GE & EE
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GE and EE considered the longer accent under a1, exceptionally accurately reproduced by FE after A, an inaccuracy of notation. The same applies to the beginning of b. 223.

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issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 219

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No mark in sources

Accent suggested by the editors
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In the three other occurrences of this bar – b. 217, 225 and 227 – the first f1 note is accentuated. Therefore, we consider the absence of an accent in this place to be Chopin's inadvertence.

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b. 233

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No mark in A & GE

Staccato dot in FE (→EE)
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In the available photograph of A, one cannot see the staccato dot over the c-c1 octave. Therefore, Chopin most probably added it while proofreading FE (→EE). The easiest explanation for the absence of the mark in GE is the engraver's oversight (cf. the note in the next bar).

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issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 234-236

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Staccato dots in A

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)
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The 6 missing staccato dots over the L.H. octaves must be a mistake by the engraver of FE (→GE,EE); he overlooked these marks in the entire line and resumed adding them only just in b. 237.

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issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE