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b. 414-416

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur in EE and FE

GC (→GE)
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Slur in GE (→GE) seems imprecise, which is confirmed by the consistent versions of EE and FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 414-423

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

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In the main text we add cautionary flats before b2 at the beginning of bars 414, 415, 422 and 423. In the first two bars, the signs are present in EE3. Chopin wrote a respective  in A in the last appearance of a similar situation, in bar 463.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 414

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

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In FE (→EE1→EE2) a  was placed before b2, which is a mistake. Such a developed version, with a b2-d3 third, is conspicuous only when performing the piece with orchestra (d1 in the viola part), which may have contributed to the absence of a correction in EE1, generally carefully revised. In EE3 the  before b2 was preserved; in addition, a second one was added, lowering d3 to d3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 414-415

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

Dots in A (possible reading) & GE2

Wedges in A

No marks in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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It is uncertain what kind of staccato marks Chopin used in A at the beginning of these bars. The sign in bar 414 seems to be a small wedge, whereas the one in 415 – rather a dot. When repeating this fragment, Chopin wrote only one mark – a dot in bar 454. According to us, one can safely assume that Chopin had one type of marks in mind. The argument for wedges is the rhythmic similarity of these bars to bars 409-410, in which the use of wedges does not raise major doubts. On the other hand, the difference in articulation between these pairs of bars seems to be justified by a harmonic difference, particularly the change of mode from major to minor. In this situation, it is both the dots and the wedges that can be considered to be corresponding to Chopin's intention. No staccato marks in GE1 (→FE→EE) must be an oversight, whereas GE2 added dots.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 414-416

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

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur over the passage in the R.H., as in bars 410-412. We lead the slur to the quaver at the beginning of bar 416 due to the reasons identified in the quoted note.

category imprint: Editorial revisions