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Issues : Terzverschreibung error

b. 443

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In the copyist's notation of this chord in GC there is no ledger line for a2 (compare identical errors in bars 91 and 100). The line penciled in here was most probably added by the egraver or editor.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 480

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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In GE1 (→GE2), the last triplet begins with b2. The structure of the figuration, confirmed by the version of analogous bar 484, points to a Terzverschreibung error. The mistake was rectified in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions

b. 487

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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FE features an A1 as the minim on the 2nd beat of the bar. If we take into consideration the piano part and this bar only, the note would be absolutely natural, yet in a broader context, it is obviously erroneous, since the stability of the bass note is out of the question in this place – cf. C-c in the double basses and cellos in Morch. The mistake was corrected in EE, most probably following the logic of the harmonic progression. Chopin did not notice this mistake both in the proofreading of FE (in spite of adding an accent!) and during lessons, which may mean that the pupil did not notice it either.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 533

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Sixth in EE & GC (→GE)

Octave in FE
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The c2-a2 sixth adopted for the main text based on EE and GC (→GE) harmonically conludes the passage and is a melodic connector between c2 sounds in bars 529 and 534. The authenticity of the a1-a2 octave in FE is not certain - the engraver's mistake seems probable here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 542-543

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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The visible traces of changes prove that two identical Terzverschreibung errors were committed in FE – b1 instead of d2 on the last semiquaver of the 2nd beat of each of those bars.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE