Issues : EE revisions

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. 33

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A (→FE), there is no  before the last semiquaver (e3) in the 1st half of the bar; the  restoring e2 on the 11th small quaver in the 2nd half is missing too. The former was added both by GE and EE; by contrast, none of the editions noticed the absence of the latter. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 34

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 36-39

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Pedalling in A, literal reading

Pedalling in FE

Pedalling in GE

Pedalling in EE

Pedalling suggested by the editors

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In A, the pedal asterisks are irregularly distributed; moreover, it seems that they are accidental – the majority before the 3rd crotchet of a given half of the bar, yet some under (the 2nd one in b. 37) or after (the 2nd one in b. 38 and the 1st one in b. 39). Such a notation was not reproduced by FE; however, it is also here that the differences in the placement of the asterisks seem to be accidental – 5 out of 8 marks fall after the 3rd crotchet, while 3 under (in the 1st half of b. 36, 37 and 39). GE and EE tried to homogenise the placement of those marks:

  • in GE all  were placed before the 3rd crotchet except the last one (in b. 39), which was printed under (it should be mentioned that some marks were placed inaccurately, hence it is difficult to determine whether they were to be placed before or under a given note);
  • in EE all  were placed under the 3rd crotchet except the last one, which was printed after.

In the main text we suggest a notation that could be called an averaged notation of A – all  under the 3rd or the 6th crotchet in the bar. We consider such a notation, compliant with the harmonic structure of this fragment, to be a contextual interpretation of the notation of A.
Similar problems are also to be found further on, in b. 40-43 and 138-144.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

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