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b. 219
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In the three other occurrences of this bar – b. 217, 225 and 227 – the first f category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 220-221
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In A, there are no rests in the top voice. Chopin would often omit such rests in obvious situations; however, he was not always consistent – cf. b. 216 (without rests) and 218 (with a rest). Anyways, the two-part notation is marked by the direction of the stems. This notation was reproduced by FE, yet rests were added in b. 221, perhaps at Chopin's request. Therefore, in this situation b. 220 having been left without a rest must be considered an inadvertence, hence, to avoid doubts, we add a rest also in this bar in the main text. In GE and EE the absence of a rest prompted the engravers to make the stem of the c minim point upwards, which turned an inaccurate notation into a wrong notation. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions |
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b. 220-221
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In A (→FE) there are neither cautionary naturals to f1(2) nor flats lowering a2 to a category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE |
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b. 221
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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It is unclear whether it was Chopin's intention for this bar to be devoid of pedal markings. In A, there are no markings starting from this bar to the end of the page (b. 233). Therefore, it is quite likely that we are dealing with a case of distraction (cf. b. 217-218), particularly since the markings added while proofreading FE in b. 222-223 prove that it was not the composer's intention for there to be no markings at all. On the other hand, if Chopin added pedal markings in the next two bars, he could have added them here as well, which can be considered a confirmation or at least an acceptance of their absence. However, it is also this argument that can be refuted – while proofreading FE Chopin probably did not check the sound at the piano and could have taken into account only the L.H. part, which does not require a pedal in the discussed bar, at least for harmonic reasons. However, it is advisable due to the R.H. part and its harmonic figuration spanning two octaves. The need for pedal in a similar context is confirmed by the 2nd half of b. 220, b. 216, 218 and analog. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 222-223
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In the main text we include the pedal markings added by Chopin while proofreading FE (→GE,EE). In b. 223 in GE, the category imprint: Differences between sources |
1 note is accentuated. Therefore, we consider the absence of an accent in this place to be Chopin's inadvertence.
2 (in both bars) in the main text. 
was added to f3. 
asterisk is placed after the d minim. It must be a mistake, probably a 'mirror' mistake – placing a mark on the wrong side of a reference point, e.g. a note.