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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 148

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  restoring c2 in the middle of the bar. It was added by FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 148

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Half-bar  in A

Whole-bar  in FE (→GE,EE)

 suggested by the editors
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We interpret the notation of A as incomplete or perhaps erroneous. Chopin wrote a  only in the 1st half of the bar, on which the end of the line falls in A; perhaps he was convinced that the bar had already ended or simply forgot to write the ending of the mark in a new line. Anyways, the shape of the figurations in this bar suggests that the crescendo should be continued in the 2nd half of the bar and to the very end, since the topmost note falls only just on the beginning of the next bar (unlike in the previous two). Due to the above, in the main text we model the beginning of the mark after previous analogous bars; as far as the ending is concerned, we lead it to the end of the bar.

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

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 149

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No mark in A

Accent in FE (→GE,EE)
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The accent was most probably added by Chopin in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

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

b. 152

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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We add a cautionary  before f2 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions