mUltimate Chopin

Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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Issues : Triplet slurs

b. 242-244

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

5 sextuplet slurs in A

4 sextuplet slurs in FE (→GE,EE)

No sextuplet slurs, our alternative suggestion
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In A, each of the subsequent 7 sextuplets in b. 242-245 is provided with a digit 6 and a separate slur, irrespective of the primary slur encompassing the entire chromatic sequence. Apart from minor inaccuracies, this notation was reproduced in the editions too. Such accuracy in marking a most regular structure is exceptional not only in Chopin's manuscripts, but also in the editorial practices in general. In this situation, we keep it in the main text, although the mUltimate Chopin editors did not find any potential reason for this uncommon notational consistency convincing enough to be worth mentioning. Our alternative suggestion is a simplified notation, adapted to the principles we adhere to in our transcriptions – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16.
The absence of the first of the additional slurs seems to be an inadvertence by the engraver of FE (→GE,EE). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Triplet slurs