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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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Issues : Errors of A

b.

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

g3 in A

c4 in FE1

b3 in FE2, GE & EE
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The version of A is most probably a Terzverschreibung, which would often happen to Chopin with a larger number of ledger lines – cf., e.g. the Polonaise in C minor, Op. 26 No. 1, b. 5 or the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, II mov., b. 83. Chopin corrected it twice while proofreading FE – FE1 includes c4, and it is only just FE2 and the remaining editions that include b3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 34

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 138-140

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  restoring b2 in b. 138 and in the next two, which are marked in an abridged manner as a repetition of this bar. The mistake, typical of Chopin, was corrected by FE (→GE,EE), probably at Chopin's request. There is a similar situation in b. 142-144.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 148

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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In A, there is no  restoring c2 in the middle of the bar. It was added by FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions

b. 193

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

d1 in A

e1 in FE (→GE,EE)
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According to us, the version of A is a mistake, which is indicated by a comparison with an analogous phrase in b. 93, identical in terms of the intervals used. Anyways, authentic proofreading of FE proves that this version was ultimately rejected.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE