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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors repeated in EE

b. 420

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

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In FE (→EE), there is no  raising c4 to c4. GE added the mark.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in EE

b. 422-423

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

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In FE (→EE1), there are no sharps before the topmost notes of the particular groups of semiquavers. The necessary accidentals were added in GE (straight away) and in subsequent EE (gradually, i.e. in EE2 – only the  of c​​​​​​​4 in bar 423, in EE3 – the remaining ones). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Errors repeated in EE

b. 424

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

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In the sources, there are no sharps before the d2 and d​​​​​​​3 semiquavers. It results from a different rule of validity of accidentals from the one applied generally in contemporary editions where a part of a bar is written with the use of an octave sign. In Chopin's times, a mark next to a note encompassed with an octave sign was often considered valid also for a note written at the same pitch, yet not encompassed with an octave sign.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 424

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

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In FE (→EE), there is no accidental before the 2nd semiquaver. A sharp necessary to achieve c​​​​​​​1, undoubtedly intended by Chopin in this case, was added in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in EE

b. 425

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

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In FE (→EE), the  before the last semiquaver was overlooked, which was corrected in GE. Moreover, instead of a  before the 8th semiquaver (c​​​​​​​2) the majority of the sources (except for GE3) feature a respective mark on the 5th semiquaver. It is related to the use of an octave sign to write the 1st beat of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Errors repeated in EE