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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 58-63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Long accents on 1st note in A (→FE→EE)

Accents/diminuendos in GE
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FE (→EE) quite accurately reproduced the four undoubtedly long accents in b. 58-59 and 62-63 – the marks intersect the stem of the 1st note in each of these bars, which suggests their accentuating nature and the fact that they are related to the given note. By contrast, GE moved the marks, which makes them concern the 2nd note in the bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 58-59

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The missing slur in A most probably resulted from Chopin's inadvertence; it was rectified in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

d2 in A & FE2, GE & EE

b1 in FE1
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The b1 note in FE1 must be a mistake of the engraver, corrected in FE2 (probably by Chopin). The correct version in GE and EE may mean that it was also the bases for these editions that included Chopinesque corrections; however, it is uncertain, since such a mistake could have been detected by the reviser thanks to the very regular structure of the passages of this section.

In A, one can see another deleted note between the f1 and d2 quavers, most probably b1. The gaps between the notes in the entire group suggest that it was not replaced by d2, but removed from the initial version of the passage, which probably did not include the 2nd quaver, d1: .

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

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Corrections in A , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Deletions in A , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes

b. 63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to G.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In FE (→GE,EE), there are no dashes marking the range of calando. Taking into account the fact that they filled only a half of the bar, the inaccuracy does not influence the meaning of the indication. (The traces of corrections in print visible in FE reveal that initially it was smorz. that was printed in the 2nd half of b. 63, hence where the dashes should be. Therefore, the missing dashes most probably resulted from this mistake.) 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , FE revisions