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b. 402-403

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Dashes in FE (→EE)

No marks in GE
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Omission of the dashes marking the range of crescendo in GE seems to be a routine revision, since in that particular case the crescendo's range does not raise substantial doubts, and omitting dashes is a frequent phenomenon in this source.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 402-403

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

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)

Staccato dots suggested by the editors
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Four tritones in the L.H. are devoid of articulation markings in the sources. According to us, it is a result of the layout, in which those quavers are placed on the top stave under the semiquavers in the R.H. – even if Chopin managed to squeeze them between both parts in [A], the engraver could have considered it impossible to reproduce such a notation in print. In subsequent bars, respective dyads are already provided with staccato dots; therefore, in the main text we mark these four quavers in the same way.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 402

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary ​​​​​​​ before b1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 403

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

e2 in chord in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

e2-f2 in GE2
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Originally, the 2nd crotchet in the bar in A was a c2-f2-c3. Chopin changed the middle note from f2 to e2 in the last phase of reviewing A (→GE1→FE→EE). The version of GE2 is a result of an erroneous interpretation of this correction.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 403

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

Synchronization mark in FED

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text, we include the characteristic Chopinesque marking, indicating a simultaneous performance of the grace note with the according note in the L.H.

See also the Nocturne in D​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ major, op. 27 no. 2, bar 12. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings