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b. 404

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

Notation in FE (→EE)

Notation in GE
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The notation of GE, in which the crotchet of the bottom voice was separated from the grace note that opens the trill, must be inauthentic and unclear – the fact that the notes written next to each other actually constitute one key strike is not obvious at all. The notation used in FE (→EE) is to be found in a number of Chopin's pieces, e.g. in the 2nd mov. of the Concerto, bar 55, as well as in the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 1st mov., bar 97, the Fantasy in A major, op. 13, bar 40 or Allegro de Concert, op. 46, bar 53 and analog.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 404

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

a2 tied in FE (→EE)

a2 repeated in GE
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The lack of the tie combining the grace note with the lower note of the octave is most probably an oversight of the engraver of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 404

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 404-405

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

4 staccato dots in FE (→GE1→GE2)

6 dots in EE

4 dots in bars 404-405 in GE3
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Although not all uneven quavers in FE (→GE1→GE2) are provided with staccato dots (the marks are absent in the 1st half of bar 404 and in the 2nd half of bar 405), there is no doubt that the defects are to be attributed to Chopin's or the engraver's inaccuracies. EE added dots, while GE3 removed the dot in bar 404 and added one in bar 405.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 404-406

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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The absence of staccato dots under the f​​​​​​​ quavers certainly does not mean that their articulation changes with respect to the previous two bars. Either Chopin considered the previous four dots to be enough, considering the homogenous texture, or he or the engraver forgot about those markings. Yet another possibility is discussed in the adjacent note. In order to avoid doubts, we add dots in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions