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b. 196-197
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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The slur in b. 196, which ends the page in A, indicates that it should be continued; however, there is no continuation thereof on a new page (its beginning is also inaccurate but it does not hamper its interpretation). Due to the reasons discussed in b. 194-195, we believe that Chopin could have meant a longer slur already here (to the g1 minim); however, in the main text we give the version of FE (→EE,GE1→GE1a) due to the Chopinesque intervention at the beginning of b. 197 (an accent added over g1). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources |
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b. 197-198
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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The missing slur in FE (→EE1→EE2) is almost certainly a mistake by the engraver. In GE and EE3, the slur was added probably on the basis of a comparison with analogous motifs. (In the case of GE it could have been one of the places possibly corrected by Chopin while proofreading the basis for that edition, while in the case of EE3 a repetition of the slur after GE cannot be excluded.) The slur of EE3 was probably added as a result of a comparison with analogous motifs, or perhaps on the basis of GE. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Errors in GE |
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b. 197
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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The accent added by FE (→GE) looks more like a common short accent. However, it is more likely that Chopin wrote a longer mark while the engraver of FE reproduced it in a standard manner. An example of this could be the accents in b. 201-205, undoubtedly long in A; in FE, they are virtually identical to the discussed one (the form of typical Chopinesque short accents can be seen on the same page of A, in b. 208-213). Due to the above, in the main text we suggest a long accent. The easiest explanation for the presence of a long accent in EE is the engraver's inaccuracy. The placement of the accent is a more serious issue – according to us, it is likely that Chopin wrote it over e1, which was misinterpreted by the editions. Justification for this assumption – see the previous note. Accents (or other marks) ascribed to other notes by mistake can also be found in other pieces by Chopin (cf., e.g. the misplaced slur in b. 172-173 in the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, III mov.). category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 198
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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The missing dots over the L.H. crotchets must be considered Chopin's inadvertence – the marks are present in all the remaining similar situations. Therefore, in the main text we include the dots added by EE. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions |
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b. 198
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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We add a cautionary category imprint: Editorial revisions |
before c1 in the main text.