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Issues : Errors repeated in GE

b. 103

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

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In FE (→EE,GE1→GE2), there is no  restoring b2 in the 2nd group of grace notes and no  restoring f1 in the last group in the L.H. These harmonically patent oversights of Chopin were corrected only in GE3 and, partially, in the pupils' copies: a  was added in FES, a  – in FEH. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Annotations in FES , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE , Annotations in FEH

b. 104

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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FE (→GE1→GE2) overlooked the  raising f1 to f1. The patent mistake of the engraver was corrected by EE, GE1a and GE3 (→GE4).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 105-107

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

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In the sources there is no  returning f on the 7th quaver in bar 105. Similarly, in bar 107 Chopin overlooked a  before f1. Those patent mistakes were undiscovered both by the revisers of the editions (in total 7 proofreadings in 3 editions) and by Chopin himself, who had to look at those places at least once, when, proofreading FE1, he added slurs embracing the discussed notes in both bars.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 105-109

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the majority of the sources there is no accidental to the 8th semiquaver in b. 104 and 108. Admittedly, any doubt is dispelled by the following f3 semiquaver, but the absence of the  restoring f3 after f2 at the beginning of the bar must be considered a mistake due to the rule (frequently applied in the sources of the Variations) according to which accidentals are valid at a given pitch regardless of the use of an octave sign – cf., e.g. b. 35, 39 or 335. Therefore, we add them both in the main text and in the content transcriptions of the sources (versions "edited text"). Naturals were also added in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 105-106

composition: WN 29, Waltz in E minor

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In all sources the only pedal marking in bars 105-106 is the  mark at the end of bar 106, which is a patent mistake. We consider the unquestionable pedal markings present the second time these bars appear to be the text of the sources. We suggest this version also in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in PE , Errors repeated in GE