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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 44

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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EE added a cautionary  to c1 on the 2nd crotchet in the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 45-46

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Slurs in A

Slurs in FE (→GE)

Slurs in EE
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The first of the two R.H. slurs beginning in b. 46 is written in A with a flourish, as a result of which in FE (→GE,EE) it erroneously starts from the 1st crotchet in the bar. It prompted the reviser of EE to shorten the preceding slur, which encompasses only b. 45 in this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 45-47

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

f1 & f2 in A (→FE→EE1)

f1 & f2 in GE & EE2 (→EE3)

f1 & f2 with naturals suggested by the editors
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In A (→FE,EE1), there is no accidental to f1(2), the 1st quaver in b. 45 and 47. It made the reviser of GE, and then also of EE2 (→EE3), to consider it Chopin's mistake and to add a  to each of those notes. To avoid any doubts, in the main text we add cautionary naturals to them, in spite of the fact that there are no f notes in the preceding bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 45-47

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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At the beginning of b. 45 and 47, one can see deletions and corrections in the L.H. part in A. On the basis thereof, we can read the initial version of b. 45: . The change of the bass note from g to f is also visible in b. 47; however, there was no change to the rhythm there – the a1 minim was a syncopation from the very beginning. One can ponder why Chopin forwent rhythmic variants in these bars – according to us, the reason could have been the need to accentuate the 2nd crotchet in the bar in b. 45 as well to keep the rhythm cohesive with the previous bars.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 45-46

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Slur to e-e1 in A (literal reading→FE→GE,EE)

Slur to d-d1 in A, contextual interpretation
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According to us, the ending of the slur in A may be inaccurate, which is indicated by the unquestionable range of the R.H. slur and by the endings of the slurs in both hands in b. 47. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest a slur reaching the d-d1 octave at the beginning of b. 46.

category imprint: Editorial revisions