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b. 312-313

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

b repeated in FE (→EE)

b tied in GE3

Tied b suggested by the editors
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The missing tie of the b2 crotchet is almost certainly an oversight – the tie is in analogous bars 84-85 and in violins I in FEorch. Chopin's or the engraver's distraction is additionally proven by missing slurs in bars 309-314.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 312-314

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

No dashes in FE (→EE)

Dashes in GE

Possible interpretation of FE

Different interpretation
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Prolonging the range of crescendo to , like it was performed in GE, or even further, is justified – an accidental omission of such dashes is often to be found in first editions; it could have also happened to Chopin, e.g. at a transition to a new line. Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that ​​​​​​​ in bar 313 is written inaccurately. In the main text, however, we preserve the version of the principal source, i.e. FE (→EE), since in spite of suggestions of nuances, perhaps not intended by Chopin, that version correctly conveys the general dynamic image of that fragment.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 312

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

No markings in GE

Staccato dots & accent in FE

Only accent in EE
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We explain the absence of markings in GE in b. 24-26. The missing staccato dots in EE must be an oversight of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 313

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

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The  before the top note at the beginning of the bar in FE1 was overlooked. The mistake was corrected in FE2 (→EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , FE revisions

b. 313

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

No indication in A (→GE→FE→EE)

ritenuto in #Rorch

(ritenuto) suggested by the editors
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The ritenuto indication is written only in Morch, in the part of clarinets. It is difficult to say why Chopin did not include it in A – perhaps he simply forgot it or did not feel the need to emphasise the slowdown he had already marked in bars 301-302 as poco a poco rallent., which is most probably still valid here (to bar 316). Due to the reminding nature of this marking, we suggest it in the main text in a variant form.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions