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b. 265

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

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FE (→EE1) overlooked the ​​​​​​​ restoring e1. The accidental, most probably overlooked by Chopin, cf. bar 267, was added in GE and EE2 (→EE3). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 265-267

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

c1 repeated, f tied in A (→FC→GE)

c1 tied, f repeated in FE (→EE)

c1 & f tied in FESf
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The version of FE (→EE) is almost certainly erroneous:

  • had Chopin wanted to sustain c1, he would have provided it with an accent, like in b. 285, 289, 387 & 391;
  • the repeated f note in b. 267 attenuates the syncopation value of the chord in the second bar of the phrase, clearly noticeable in all the remaining seven repetitions thereof. The tie was added in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Sign reversal , Partial corrections

b. 265-266

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No slurs in A (→FC→GE)

Slurs in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the slurs combining e with f and e1 with f1 are a result of a mistake of the engraver of FE, who placed them to the left-hand side of the chord in b. 266, whereas they should be ties, placed to the right-hand side of the chord. It is supported by the following arguments:

  • the almost certainly erroneous third curved line, which turns out to be a tie of c1 – see the adjacent note;
  • problematic purpose of this addition – in relation to the top voice, led in octaves, the slur over the entire phrase encompasses precisely the notes that are combined by the discussed slurs.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Sign reversal , Partial corrections

b. 265

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A the beginning of the sotto voce indication was placed on the  mark, which had been written earlier.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 265-269

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

No indications in FE (→GE)

Solo & Tutti in EE

[Solo] & [Tutti] suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest adding pairs of the Tutti-Solo indications in b. 264-265 and 268-269. They were also added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions