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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 162

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The cautionary natural to a1 was added – perhaps by Chopin – in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 162

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

f3 grace note in A

f2 grace note in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A, the grace note is so close to the f4 quaver that the 8 digit opening the octave sign, although actually placed over f4, encompasses the grace note too. In spite of that, FE (→GE,EE) clearly excluded the grace note from the octave sign, which is, according to us, a mistake, since it constitutes a sonically unjustified complication. Such a problem with a grace note and an octave sign is also to be found in other pieces by Chopin, e.g. in the Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, 4th mov., b. 254 and 258, where it seems that the grace notes are not encompassed with the octave sign in both places, yet the pianistic context (and in b. 254 also the musical context) is an argument for inaccuracy of notation.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 164-165

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In these bars, there are no flats to a1 and A in A (→FE) (the accidental to a at the end of b. 164 is not necessary due to a respective  to the L.H. chord). What is more, the remaining necessary flats were inserted only in the first half of each of these bars. Moreover, in A Chopin even deleted the  that was initially put to G in b. 165 (cf. the description of A in some Preludes, Op. 28, e.g. in F minor, No. 8). GE and EE include the version adopted by us.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 164

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

Arpeggio sign in A

No sign in FE (→GE,EE)
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The missing arpeggio mark in the editions must have resulted from a mistake by the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 165

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

in A

No marking in FE1 (→GE)

Accent in FE2 (→EE)
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The missing  mark in FE1 is most probably an oversight by the engraver. We assume that the accent added – most probably by Chopin – in the stage of proofreading FE2 expresses the composer's final intention; therefore, we give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE