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b. 121

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

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering
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The fingering digit written by Chopin in FES naturally combines with the Chopinesque fingering of an identical passage in bar 117, given in FED. In this case, we give it in the main text where it was entered, since in spite of compliance, the fingerings are independent – it is also the 4th finger on f3 that can lead to the fingering of FED in bar 117, while the single digit in FES in bar 121 does not determine the fingering of the further part of this figuration.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 121

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE (→EE)

Short accent in EE
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In EE, there is a short accent. It is an arbitrary revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 121

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

Staccato dot in FE (→EE)

No mark in GE
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The missing staccato dot over a2 in GE may simply be an oversight; however, it cannot be ruled out that the mark was omitted on purpose as allegedly conflicting with the continuous slur over this note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 121

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

No markings in AF (→FE→EE)

 in GE

  suggested by the editors
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In this context the missing  must be considered an inadvertence, hence we add it after the previous bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 121

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No slur in A (→FE1→GE,EE)

Slur in FE2
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There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the slur added in the stage of proofreading FE2. The absence of the slur in A could have been caused by corrections – see the preceding note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Authentic corrections of FE