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b. 233-235

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

c3 in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

c3 in GE3
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The version of GE3, in which the first quaver of the top voice in bars 233 and 235 is c3, was created almost 10 years after Chopin's death. The reason for the revision was probably the presence of c2 two quavers later. Moreover, it is the missing necessary  lowering d3 to d3 in a similar situation in bar 239 in the previous GE (and FE) that could have convinced the reviser that it is a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 233

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

Crotchet B in FE (→GE,EE)

Staccato dot suggested by the editors
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We consider the additional crotchet stem next to B to be a mistake – apart from this place, in the entire eight-bar section (bars 232-239), it is only the accented, topmost notes of the bass voice that are prolonged. That voice creates a lively, dance phrase, marked with the indication ben marcato and separated with staccato dots or accents – the discussed crotchet would have blurred this clear image. Cf. bar 235.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE

b. 233

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

4 crotchets in A (→FE→EE)

2 crotchets in GE
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The version of GE, in which the additional crotchet stems are only at the beginning of both quaver groups, is most probably a double oversight by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 233

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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The  to the top note of the 1st sixth (f3), overlooked by A, was added by FE (→GE,EE). In the main text we add a cautionary  to a2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 233

composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

No mark in A & GE

Staccato dot in FE (→EE)
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In the available photograph of A, one cannot see the staccato dot over the c-c1 octave. Therefore, Chopin most probably added it while proofreading FE (→EE). The easiest explanation for the absence of the mark in GE is the engraver's oversight (cf. the note in the next bar).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE