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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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p. 14, b. 224-244
p. 1, b. 1-21
p. 2, b. 22-40
p. 3, b. 41-55
p. 4, b. 56-73
p. 5, b. 74-90
p. 6, b. 91-109
p. 7, b. 110-125
p. 8, b. 126-140
p. 9, b. 141-155
p. 10, b. 156-172
p. 11, b. 173-187
p. 12, b. 188-205
p. 13, b. 206-223
p. 14, b. 224-244
p. 15, b. 245-264
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  b. 224-225

No slur in A

a-d slur in FE (→GE,EE)

c-d slur suggested by the editors

It is highly unlikely that the slur added in the stage of proofreading FE (→GE,EE) was supposed to have such a range. According to us, Chopin entered into the proof copy a slur running from the c minim, perhaps inaccurately, which resulted in it starting later in the editions (the slur pointed upwards, just like the one in b. 226-227, which we do not reproduce in our transcriptions). This interpretation is supported by the aforementioned slur in b. 226-227, also added in the stage of proofreading FE.
Such misrepresentations are very frequent in the case of ties, e.g. in the Polonaise in F minor, Op. 44, b. 201-202. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Pitch

Missing markers on sources: A, FE1, FE2, FED, GE1, GE2, GE3, GE4, GE1a, EE1, EE2, EE3
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