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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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b. 64

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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All sources include a  before the A minim. In the main text we omit this superfluous – cautionary (?) – accidental.

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category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 72

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  to the last L.H. note (a1). The patent inaccuracy was corrected by FE (→GE,EE).

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 74

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to f2.

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b. 75

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The way the notes are arranged in A indicates that a correction was made – two quavers and a triplet beam were added. Initially, there was probably only one note there, i.e. c2 (crotchet).

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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Main-line changes

b. 82

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

a1 in A, EE2 (→EE3) & GE4

a1 in FE (→EE1,GE1→GE1a,GE2→GE3)
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The version of FE is an oversight by the engraver – the  to the 2nd quaver in the motif was certainly not being removed in print. As far as the sound is concerned, the version featuring a1 is acceptable, which is indicated by the fact that it was repeated by EE1 and GE1 (→GE1a,GE2→GE3).

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions