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

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Issues : GE 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. 66

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

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In GE a crotchet rest was added, filling the 1st beat of the bar in the bottom R.H. voice. Filling the entire bar with rhythmic values of all the written-down voices, advisable in preparing ensemble music scores, is not a priority in the case of piano music performed by one person, hence Chopin would very often omit such filling rests. Due to the above, in the main text we keep the original version of FE (→EEW).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 67

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  to f2, as it was performed in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 69

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

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In FE1 the crotchet on the 1st beat of the bar in the R.H. is a f1, not g1. This patent mistake in the theme melody was corrected already in FE2 (→EEW) and in GE (irrespectively).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions

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