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Issues : Sign reversal

b. 27

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No sign in AI & A

 in FE (→GE,EE)

 as our alternative suggestion
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Looking at bar 29, one could wonder whether the  hairpins added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) were not mistakenly reversed, which was frequent in Chopin's works (cf. e.g. the Etude in C minor, No. 12, bar 53). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Sign reversal

b. 29

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

Short accent in FE (→GE,EE)

Long accent suggested by the editors
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Minor gaps between the notes in FE hamper the evaluation of the size and placement of the mark, looking like a reversed accent. In this melodic and harmonic context, the mark in [A] could indicate a reversed accent (short or long) or a  hairpin, encompassing the first or the second beat of the bar or both. According to us, it is the use of a reversed long accent that seems to be most likely.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Sign reversal

b. 33

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No sign in JC & EF

< in #Wp

> suggested by the editors
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The sign of accent, visible only in PE, is reversed to the left. Therefore, its way of interpretation is not entirely clear. In the main text we propose an interpretation assuming an error of the sign's reversal. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Sign reversal , Inaccuracies in PE

b. 40

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

 in A

 in GE

 in FE (→EE)
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According to us, an earlier placement of the  hairpin in GE than in A is a result of carelessness of the engraver of GE1. Reversing the direction of the sign in FE (→EE) is probably a mistake too, however, in this case the sound result can be considered to be at least equal with respect to the original notation of A. In the main text we leave the undoubtedly authentic sign of A, yet the version of FE can be considered a fully-fledged performance variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Sign reversal , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 41

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

Slur in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slur in EE & GE3
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The slur of FE (→GE1→GE2) is most probably a mistake, hence in the main text we include a correction introduced in EE and GE3. We may be dealing here with a peculiar mark reversal – the engraver led the slur from the 1st semiquaver of the triplet to the left instead of to the right (cf. a similar mistake in the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 3rd mov., bars 172-173).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Sign reversal