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b. 355

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

Slur from c2 in FE (→EE)

Slur from e2 in GE

Slur from c4 suggested by the editors
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The slur of FE (→EE, reproduced inaccurately in GE) almost certainly does not correspond to Chopin's intention – it is either a mistake of the engraver or a fault of [A]. In the main text, we prolong it so that it encompasses also the 1st half of the bar, yet one can assume that Chopin would have started the slur even earlier, i.e. in bar 354, if he had paid attention to this place.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 355

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

under 2nd triplet in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

​​​​​​​at beginning of bar in GE3
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There are no doubts that  is in force already at the top of the passage. The placement of the marking in FE may be explained by its shape in [A] – it could have been so big that its right-hand end was already falling on the 2nd semiquaver triplet (cf. e.g. the ending of the Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12). Another possibility is a manner of writing indications within the range of their validity – cf. e.g. the end ​​​​​​​of the Etude in G​​​​​​​ Major, Op. 10 No. 5. An appropriate shift was performed already in GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Centrally placed marks

b. 355

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

mid-bar in A

 at end of bar in FC (→GE)

on 2nd beat in FE (→EE)
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Just like in b. 351, the sources present three versions of the placement of the  mark, out of which each one can be regarded as corresponding to Chopin's intention: the marks in A and FC are written with Chopin's hand, while the mark in FE is a possible interpretation of the notation of A. To the main text we adopt the version of A, compliant with the version of b. 351 we adopted. It is worth noticing that Chopin wrote still another pedalling in the repetition of that fragment (b. 452-453 & 456-457).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 355-356

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Slur to B in A (→FC) & GE2 (→GE3)

Slur to bar 356 in FE (→EE)

No slur in GE1
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The longer slur of FE (→EE) results from overinterpretation of the slur of A. The fact of GE1 having omitted the slur is an oversight, corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 356

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

b2 in A, FE2 (→EE) & GE2

g2 in GE1 (→FE1)
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The version of GE1 (→FE1) is almost certainly a Terzverschreibung error, which was confirmed by the Chopinesque proofreading of FE2 (→EE) restoring the version of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in FE