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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 53-54

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The cautionary naturals to c1 in b. 53 and C in b. 54 were added – perhaps by Chopin – in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 64

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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All sources include a  before the A minim. In the main text we omit this superfluous – cautionary (?) – accidental.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 113

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, Chopin overlooked two necessary accidentals – a  to f and a  to b. Both inaccuracies were removed in FE (→GE,EE). By contrast, in the R.H. part, the  to b1 in the middle of the bar was unnecessarily repeated; it was included in all editions. We omit this accidental in the main text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 139

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The cautionary  to b2 was added – perhaps by Chopin – at the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 151

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The cautionary naturals before the 1st L.H. octave were added by FE (→GE,EE). It is uncertain whether it was performed by Chopin. In the main text we also add an accidental to a1 in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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