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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 155

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the entire descending passage, there is not a single accidental in A. FE added only a  to the 6th quaver (c3); the fact that it was only the 1st octave of the passage that was proofread may indicate Chopin as the initiator of the procedure. GE and EE added all the necessary sharps.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 156-157

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A (→FE), there is no  to the 6th quaver in b. 156 (f2). Chopin's patent inaccuracy was corrected by GE and EE.
In the main text we add cautionary flats to e1/2/3 in b. 156 and to the L.H. e1 in b. 157. Flats were added also by GE, and the one in b. 157 also by EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 156-157

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we add cautionary naturals before the last octave in b. 156 (C-c) and remove the flats, unnecessarily repeated in the sources, before the last octave in b. 157 (C-c).

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 157

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The sharp to f3 is written in A much lower, at the pitch of b2. Such inaccuracies are often to be found in Chopinesque autographs.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 158-161

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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Having returned to the key of E major at the beginning of b. 158, Chopin inserted and then deleted in A the naturals to a in this bar (in the right and left hands) and to a1 in b. 159. By contrast, he left the cautionary  to a2 in the R.H. in b. 161. This version was repeated by all editions. In the main text we add cautionary naturals to a1 in b. 159 and a2 in b. 160-161 and cautionary flats to the L.H. e1/2/3 notes in b. 158-161.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A , Last key signature sign