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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 482

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

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The cautionary  before e3 written in A (→GE1) is probably a remaining element of the original notation, in which the previous chord included e3. In FE (→EE) and GE2 the unnecessary sign was removed. EE added cautionary naturals before g1 and g2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 483

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

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FE (→EE1) contain two cautionary accidentals in this bar – a  before f3 (the 3rd semiquaver) and a  before a on the 4th quaver. GE are devoid of those accidentals (which means that they were added in the last phase of the proofreading of FE); in turn, sharps were added before g3 and g. The former was added also in EE2 (→EE3). In the main text, we include all the above accidentals and also add a  before c​​​​​​​3. There is a similar situation in bar 487.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 487

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

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As in bar 483, FE contains two cautionary accidentals in this bar – a  before f​​​​​​​2 (the 3rd semiquaver) and a  before a on the 4th quaver – added most probably in the last phase of proofreading, since they are absent in GE. GE, in turn, added sharps before g2 and g. The latter was added also in EE, yet the  on the 4th quaver was overlooked. In the main text, we include all the aforementioned accidentals.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 490-491

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A one can see in these bars 4 minor crossings-out. All concern cautionary accidentals that Chopin, after a moment of reflection, considered superfluous. The accidentals in the L.H. part –  before c in b. 490 and  before B in b. 491 – warn us not to play notes peculiar to the G minor key, which is going to be confirmed only just in the next bar.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A

b. 492

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

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE