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b. 291

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before e.

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b. 291

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

Probable long accent in A

Possible short accent in A (→GE→FE)

Vertical accent in EE
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It is unclear which type of accent Chopin meant here. The sign is shorter from all previous ones on this page of A (bars 289-290); however, its shape is characteristic of long accents – cf. the accent in bar 293. GE (→FE) has a short accent, which in EE was changed to a vertical sign.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions

b. 291-294

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

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In each of these bars, in FE, there is a  before the 1st semiquaver in the L.H.; however, in the further part of the passage, respective notes in other octaves are devoid of marks (except for the  before c in bar 293). These patent inaccuracies, repeated almost certainly after [A], were corrected in the remaining editions. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 291-295

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

ben marcato in bar 291 in FE (→EE)

ben marcato in bar 295 in GE
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The ben marcato indication, placed in FE (→EE) under the semiquavers in the L.H. in bar 291, was considered in GE to be applying to the stave below, on which there is bar 295 in that place. At the same time, in order to avoid the problematic combination with dolce, ben marcato was moved to between the staves.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 291

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

Slur over chords in sources

Slur to inner voice suggested by the editors
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A comparison with the next bars indicates that the slur over the pair of chords is of motivic nature. It is bar 293 that is particularly pronounced, since the motif of the middle voice, encompassed with a slur, is a variant of the two-note f2-e2 motif in the discussed bar. Therefore, most probably, in this bar the slur also applies above all to the middle voice, which Chopin perhaps marked inaccurately or which the engraver did not understand. Taking that into account, as well as to avoid the implication that b2 should be sustained, in the main text, we move the slur, so that it points to the f2-e2 motif. There is a similar situation in bar 307. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions