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b. 670

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

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The 2nd minim in the notation of the tremolando in FE is only the a2-b2 second. The missing f​​​​​​​3 is a patent mistake – cf. previous bars – corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions

b. 677

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

Fingering digit in FE

No fingering in GE

Fontana's fingering in EE
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The missing fingering digit in GE could be explained by it having been added by Chopin in the last proofreading of FE. However, the fact of having left a few mistakes, particularly the wrong note at the beginning of the bar, rather suggests that the composer did not address that bar in the last phase of work on the text of FE and that GE simply overlooked the digit.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE

b. 706

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

g2-c3-g3 in A (literal reading→FE→EE)

g2-c3-g3 in FC (→GE)
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In the main text we give the version of the principal source, i.e. FC (→GE). Although the naturals visible in the copy were almost certainly written by Fontana, the fact that Chopin carefully revised the entire copy allows us to assume that the composer accepted that addition. The version is also supported by a more natural development of the melodic line: in final progressions Chopin uses a rhythmic cell consisting of 3 repeated notes, which in b. 705 awakens expectations of continuation with the use of a chord featuring g2-g3. EE2 (→EE3) arbitrarily added cautionary flats before the discussed notes.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors of A , Fontana's revisions

b. 776-778

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Long accents in A (→FC,FE)

Short accents in GE & EE
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The accents in b. 776 and 778 in A are clearly longer than the 3 previous ones, which was not reproduced in EE and GE. Moreover, EE in b. 778 and GE2 (→GE3) in both bars assigned separate accents to each of the hands.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies