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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 138-140

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  restoring b2 in b. 138 and in the next two, which are marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of this bar. The mistake, typical of Chopin, was corrected by FE (→GE,EE), probably at Chopin's request. There is a similar situation in b. 142-144.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 138-140

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In FE, the bass clefs at the end of these bars and the treble clef after e in b. 139 were overlooked. The patent mistakes were corrected by GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 139

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The cautionary  to b2 was added – perhaps by Chopin – at the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 140

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A (→FE→GE), there is no accidental to the 4th L.H. crotchet. Chopin's patent, as it seems, oversight went unnoticed by FE and the majority of GE; it was corrected only by EE and GE1a.

In A, the L.H. part was being corrected in this bar; consequently, due to deletions, Chopin was forced to write the final version on an adjacent stave. However, the flat was not overlooked due to the corrections, since it was also absent in the initial version of notation. The change concerned mainly rhythm, i.e. there were rests instead of the 3rd and 6th crotchets: . Before deleting the entire bar, Chopin probably changed the last chord too:  (both examples are to be interpreted in the key of E major, featuring A and a notes).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 142-144

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A