Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 31

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Single slur in A

Double slur in #FE (→GE,EE)

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Chopin would sometimes use double slurs for pairs of L.H. octaves, e.g. in the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, mov. III, b. 472-480. However, according to us, in the discussed place of the Ballade one can have doubts whether the top slur added by FE resulted from Chopin's proofreading or from a misunderstanding or a mistake of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 32

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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There are no naturals before the outer notes of the 2nd L.H. crotchet (e-e1) in A. The inaccuracy was corrected already in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 33

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, the only cautionary accidental is a  before c at the beginning of the bar. FE (→GE,EE) added a  before C and a  before e1, while EE and GE3 (→GE4) also a  before the gsemiquaver. In the main text we include all the above accidentals.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 36

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The traces of corrections in print visible in FE reveal that the L.H. part was initially provided with one slur, running from the 2nd to the last crotchet. Therefore, the slurring of FE (→GE,EE) compliant with the notation of A resulted from proofreading, probably Chopinesque.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 37

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE