Issues : Uncertain slur continuation
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b. 22-24
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composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor
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None of the sources conveys the correct version of slurring in these bars. In FE it is bars 23-24 that are ambiguous – the slur in bar 23, at the end of the page, does not point to continuation, while its shape could even suggest that it was shortened in print. This, in turn, is contrary to the slur in bar 24, which clearly suggests that the slur from the previous bar should be continued. The unquestionable slurs over analogous motifs in bars 31-32, 63-64 and 75-76 are also an argument for a continuous slur, hence this is the slur we give in the main text. In GE the missing slurs in bars 22-23 are probably an oversight, since in bar 24 (on a new page) the notation of FE was repeated, with a slur pointing to continuation from the previous bar. By contrast, in EEW it was the continuation of the slur on a new page that was omitted (overlooked? considered erroneous?). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 65-66
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composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor
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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 |
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b. 71-72
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composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor
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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 e category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation |
2 minim as the right one, which we give in the main text. In