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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 87-88

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Slurs in A, contextual interpretation

Slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A, due to corrections, the group of quavers ending b. 87 was written down on an adjacent stave, which leads to confusion as to the range of the slur – it goes beyond the bar line yet it stays far from the b1 crotchet falling on the beginning of b. 88. According to us, it is much more likely that the slur should have been led to the beginning of the next bar, which is indicated by a more transparent situation in an analogous motif a bar earlier. FE (→GE,EE) ended the slur in b. 87; in addition, a new slur starts from the 1st note in b. 88, which is clearly against the notation of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors resulting from corrections

b. 88

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Staccato in A

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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The missing staccato dot is most probably an oversight by the engraver of FE (→GE,EE), perhaps provoked by an erroneous interpretation of the slurs – see the note at the end of b. 87.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 93-94

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

rallentando in A

rallentando - - a tempo in FE (→GE,EE)
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The dashes marking the range of rallentando and the a tempo indication were added – certainly at Chopin's request – in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE). The other elements added while proofreading – see the remaining notes in b. 93.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 93

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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The slur encompassing the 1st half of the bar was added – most probably by Chopin – in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE). We consider it simplified due to graphical reasons (perhaps by the engraver); in the main text, we suggest a slur encompassing the entire accompanying figure, modelled on the previous bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 93

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  raising e1 to e1. The patent inaccuracy was corrected by FE (→GE,EE). It is noteworthy that in A the  to the 4th quaver, e3, was inserted between the already written down noteheads.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A