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b. 316

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

No indication in FE (→EE)

leggiero in GE

[leggieriss.] suggested by the editors
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In this context, the missing dynamic indication in FE (→EE) must be considered an inaccuracy. Therefore, we suggest leggieriss. in the main text, with which Chopin provided that sequence in both of their previous appearances (bars 48 and 88). In the discussed bar, two other indications appearing in analogous places – Solo and  – are still missing, which seems to indicate that this fragment of [A] was developed in a less accurate manner.

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issues: GE revisions

b. 316

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

No marking in FE (→EE)

Solo in GE
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In the main text, we take into account the addition of the Solo indication, introduced in GE, undoubtedly necessary after the 20-bar Tutti.

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issues: GE revisions

b. 316-319

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

No markings in FE (→GE,EE)

Pedalling suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we add pedalling after two previous appearances of this sequence.

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b. 316

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before d2. The mark was added already in GE; it was also added in pencil in FESf.

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issues: GE revisions

b. 316

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

Short accent in sources

Long accent suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a long accent due to the context, typical of such an accent, i.e. a long, syncopated note. In the absence of preserved manuscripts, we cannot verify whether this detail is compliant with the notation of [A], while in Chopin's pieces we encounter numerous examples of inaccuracies (sometimes quite manifest) in the reproduction of long accents by the editions (cf., e.g. the Prelude in F minor, Op. 28 No. 8, b. 1-2). 

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issues: Long accents