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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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b. 16

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

No sign in FE (→GE)

Arpeggio sign in EE
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The arpeggio added in EE is most probably an arbitrary addition, which is proved by the Chopinesque proofreading of FE:

  • removed arpeggio mark, initially printed – perhaps by mistake – before that chord; traces of that procedure are clearly visible in FE;
  • the 1 digit added before the d1-f1 third in the last phase of proofreading (it is absent in GE); in this context, it has only one meaning, i.e. to perform the third simultaneously with the 1st finger.

A tenth chord, also without arpeggio and with the minor third on the black keys performed simultaneously with the 1st finger, marked by Chopin with a curly bracket, is featured in the Prelude in A major, op. 28, no. 7.
There is a similar situation in analogous bar 57, see also the note below.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 44

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

2 arpeggio signs in FE (→EE)

Arpeggio sign in GE

Our alternative suggestion
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The missing arpeggio wavy line before the 2nd crotchet is probably an oversight of the engraver of GE. However, it is also possible that the mark in FE was added only in the last proofreading, which was not included in GE. A comparison with analogous bar 93 suggests that the arpeggio on the 3rd beat of the bar could have been misprinted (it should be before the 2nd chord).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 44

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

No arpeggio sign in FE (→GE)

Arpeggio sign on 4th beat in EE
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Nothing suggests the authenticity of the arpeggio in EE, which was most probably added by analogy with the two previous chords.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 55

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

Two e2 together in FE (→EE)

Each e2 separate in GE
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In the main text, we give the notation of FE (→EE), intuitively comprehensible and used by Chopin on a number of occasions, e.g. in the 1st mov. of the Concerto, bars 404-406. The version of GE must be erroneous – such a notation is rhythmically unclear and suggests a double performance of the e2 note. Moreover, like in many other places, GE overlooked the wavy line emphasising the continuity of the trill.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 57

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

No ornament in FE (→GE,EE)

Arpeggio with grace note in FEH

Our variant suggestion
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The arpeggio with a grace note, added in FEH, is a very characteristic ornament of Chopin – cf. e.g. the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 2nd mov., bar 75 or bar 17 and 85.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Annotations in FEH