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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 32

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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There are no naturals before the outer notes of the 2nd L.H. crotchet (e-e1) in A. The inaccuracy was corrected already in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 33

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A (→FE), there is no  before the last semiquaver (e3) in the 1st half of the bar; the  restoring e2 on the 11th small quaver in the 2nd half is missing too. The former was added both by GE and EE; by contrast, none of the editions noticed the absence of the latter. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 40

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  before the top note of the L.H. octave in the middle of the bar (f) – the accidental appears only just before the f minim. Chopin's patent inaccuracy, resulting from the corrections to the L.H. part in this and the next bars, was rectified by FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 52

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  to the bottom note of the octave. The patent inaccuracy was corrected in FE (→GE,EE); such a clear defect could have been rectified by the reviser.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , FE revisions

b. 93

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  raising e1 to e1. The patent inaccuracy was corrected by FE (→GE,EE). It is noteworthy that in A the  to the 4th quaver, e3, was inserted between the already written down noteheads.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A