Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A
b. 25-28
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The range of the small slurs under the groups of grace notes differs in A; however, they must be accidental inaccuracies, getting bigger as similar marks repeat themselves. The first 4 slurs prove that Chopin almost certainly meant slurs reaching the respective main notes, and this is the interpretation we adopt to the main text. In the editions, the slurs encompassed only the grace notes; moreover, GE1 (→GE2) overlooked the second slur in b. 26 (which was added in the remaining editions). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions |
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b. 45-46
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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While the L.H. slur does not go beyond the bar line in A, its shape and range clearly indicate that it is supposed to reach the G1-G octave in b. 46. However, all the editions reproduced it literally, hence reaching the last quaver, D. Our interpretation of the slur is confirmed by an analogous slur starting in the next bar, undoubtedly reaching the octave at the beginning of b. 47. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 46
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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According to us, the ending of the slur of A is inaccurate – Chopin did not lead the slur to the last semiquaver to keep the manuscript readable. The slur must concern the R.H. bottom voice, filled with semiquaver triplets, and is supposed to encompass the entire bar, as it was unequivocally marked in b. 45. This is the interpretation we give in the main text. In GE1 and the remaining editions, except GE3, the slur starts from the 2nd triplet, which is an inaccuracy caused by the 1st triplet having been placed on the bottom stave. FE and EE considered the ending of the slur (in GE1 (→GE2) accurately reflecting the notation of A) carelessly engraved, hence it was shortened. The range of the slur of GE3 is correct on both ends, yet the slur also encompasses the R.H. top voice (like the slurs in the remaining editions), which was clearly omitted by Chopin in A. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , FE revisions |
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b. 182-183
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 195-196
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A |