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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 407-415

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In EE there are cautionary neutrals before a-a1 octave in bars 407-415. This may well be an editorial revision, similar to bars 65-73.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 409

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

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A repetition of the reminding (?)  before f1 may seem to be superfluous, cf. the version of GE3; however, in the main text, we preserve this mark due to the f note featured in the chords in the L.H. Moreover, if we take into account the entry in FEH, i.e.  a  before the 1st grace note in the bar, the discussed  takes on different meaning, becoming a mark restoring f​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 409

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

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In FE, there are no accidentals before the top note of the fifth and last fourth. In EE, a ​​​​​​​ was added before the first of them (g2), whereas in GE, it was added before both (g2 and b2). According to us, it is only the first addition that is justified.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 413-415

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

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In the main text we omit the cautionary naturals before e2 at the beginning of bars 413 and 415 and before e1 in bar 413. Although the change of key to F major was confirmed by the key signature, on a number of occasions, Chopin wrote unjustified naturals before e notes also later – cf. e.g. bars 424 or 428.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 422

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

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In the sources, the cautionary  at the beginning of the bar is before B in the bass, yet it is absent before b2 in the R.H., where it is more justified. It seems that Chopin did not combine these two elements:

  • the sign in the R.H. did not seem to be necessary, same as the  returning g2 on the 3rd beat of this bar was overlooked – Chopin heard and wrote both voices independently.
  • the sign in the L.H. was copied while correcting this note from the original d, which makes it a momentum error – the correction is proved by a visible deletion of this note (see also corrections in analogous bars 461-462).

In the main text we remove the  in the L.H. and add it in the R.H.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign