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b. 185

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

Chord in sources (3 notes)

Our alternative suggestion (4 notes)
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The chord on the last beat has three elements in the sources in bar 185, whereas in analogous bar 540, there are four elements. According to us, it does not provide any guarantee that Chopin indeed wanted to diversify this detail. Both versions sound good, hence the composer could have hesitated at the time of choosing one of them. This, in turn, could have resulted in deletions impeding the interpretation of [A] or in an accidental oversight of a proofreading of one of these places, which would happen to Chopin quite frequently (cf. e.g. the Sonata in B minor, op. 35, the 2nd mov., bars 10-11 or the Mazurka in G minor, op. 24, no. 1, bars 26-27). In this situation, we suggest the four-note version of this chord as an acceptable variant, enabling the performance of the same text in both places.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 185-186

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 185-186

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

3 accents in FE (→EE)

No marks in GE
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In GE, three accents are missing in the R.H. undoubtedly because of the engraver's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 185-186

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs from 3rd semiquaver in A (→GC,FE,EE)

Slurs from first semiquaver in GE
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The earlier beginning of slurs, so as they encompass whole bars, exemplifies a common revision of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 185-186

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The deletions visible in A at the beginning of the 2nd half of bar 185 demonstrate that Chopin changed the 7th R.H. semiquaver. The removed semiquaver was probably a g1-c2 fourth. Similarly, we can guess that the deleted 7th semiquaver in bar 186 sounded a1-d2.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes