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Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

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b. 48

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a slur encompassing the shortened version of the motif in the top voice, which has already appeared thrice – bar 42 and bars 46-47 – always under a slur.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 65-66

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

Shorter slur in FE1, literal reading

Longer slur in FE2 (→EEW) & GE
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The fact that the slur was not continued after the transition to a new line in FE1 is almost certainly an oversight, corrected – probably by Chopin – in FE2 (→EEW). The mistake was also noticed and corrected in GE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 71-72

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

Slur in b. 71 in FE (literal reading →GE1,EEW)

2 slurs in GE2 (→GE3), contextual interpretation

Continuous slur suggested by the editors
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The slur starting in bar 71 in FE suggests that it should be continued, which is not confirmed by the beginning of bar 72 (in a new line), in which there is no slur. It is difficult to say whether it was also the case for [A], or whether this version resulted from the engraver's carelessness. In GE1 and EEW the slur of FE was interpreted literally, thus encompassing only two notes in bar 71. However, a comparison with bars 59-60 points to a slur reaching the e2 minim as the right one, which we give in the main text. In GE2 (→GE3) a slur was added in bar 72; however, its compliance with the slur in bar 71 was not ensured – the slur starts from the 1st quaver and runs under the notes.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 75-76

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

Slur in FE

No slur in GE
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The absence of the slur in GE, unless it was overlooked by the engraver, indicates that this element was added in the last stage of proofreading FE1. See also the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE