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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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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. 54

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The deletion visible in A allows us to decipher the initial version of this crotchet, i.e. probably C-G.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 56-60

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In b. 56 in A, one can see a deleted d2 quaver, written initially at the end of the 1st half of the bar, perhaps by mistake – cf. b. 58. However, an identical correction 4 bars later, in b. 60, suggests another possibility – d2 could have been an element of the initial version of these passages.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

d2 in A & FE2, GE & EE

b1 in FE1
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The b1 note in FE1 must be a mistake of the engraver, corrected in FE2 (probably by Chopin). The correct version in GE and EE may mean that it was also the bases for these editions that included Chopinesque corrections; however, it is uncertain, since such a mistake could have been detected by the reviser thanks to the very regular structure of the passages of this section.

In A, one can see another deleted note between the f1 and d2 quavers, most probably b1. The gaps between the notes in the entire group suggest that it was not replaced by d2, but removed from the initial version of the passage, which probably did not include the 2nd quaver, d1: .

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Corrections in A , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Deletions in A , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes

b. 63

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to G.

category imprint: Editorial revisions