Issues : Inaccuracies in A
b. 123
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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According to us, the sharp over the mordent, added almost certainly by Chopin while proofreading FE (→EE), does not change the sound, but specifies the incomplete notation of A. It is already the G minor chord in the preceding bar that suggests the further direction of the modulation; a modulation that, through the G minor key (featuring a), showed explicitly in the octave sequence in the discussed bar, and the e-g-b-d chord in the next two bars strives for the dominant chord in D minor in b. 126 (which found its eventual resolution on E major 12 bars later). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 124
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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Due to the high position of the chord, the clear long accent over the L.H. chord is partially on the top stave in A, as a result of which FE (→GE,EE) linked it to the R.H. part. Consequently, the mark was also moved horizontally, hence in FE it looks like a long accent under the d3 quaver. This is how it was understood in GE, in which, however, it was reduced to the size of a common short accent. EE considered the mark a short diminuendo and slightly shifted it to the left. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 124
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In A (→FE), there is not a single accidental in the R.H. passage in the entire 2nd half of the bar. This simplified notation was supplemented both by GE and EE. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE |
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b. 132-133
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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In these bars, Chopin overlooked in A all necessary flats lowering a1 and a2 to a1 and a2 (in both hands). The accidentals were already added by FE (→GE,EE). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 134-135
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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The version introduced at the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE), certainly by Chopin, is definitely an improvement – the connection with the previous bar is smoother, while the shape of the applied motif refers to b. 126-129. The notation of A does not include any of the two necessary flats to a3. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes , Inaccuracies in A |