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b. 291-294

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

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The traces of corrections visible in FE prove the Chopinesque proofreading of slurring. The removed slurs were shorter and, as it seems, incomplete – they encompassed, consecutively, 2 beats of bar 291, entire bar 292 and 2 beats of bar 293. Over the last beat of bar 293, there was the beginning of the slur continued in bar 294 (on a new line). It is difficult to evaluate whether these were corrections of mistakes and inaccuracies of the engraver or changes to the authentic, original slurring (perhaps both). There is a similar situation in bars 307-308.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 291-295

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

Short aacents in sources

Long accents suggested by the editors
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The inaccurate reproduction of the long accents, very frequent in the Concerto and other pieces by Chopin, is very likely in this context. Due to this reason, in the main text we suggest this kind of accents.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 291

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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As in the analogous bar 139 the lack of slur is probably an inaccuracy of notation. On this account we suggest a bracketed slur in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 291-292

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Like in b. 58-59, in FE1 there is not a single  raising g to g (in various octaves). The mistake was corrected in FE2 and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions

b. 291-292

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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In the tertial sequences in A and in all editions, there are no accidentals to the bottom note of the 2nd semiquaver on the 3rd beat of bar 291, which gives b2, the top note of the 1st semiquaver in bar 292 (b2) and the bottom note of the middle semiquaver in the triplet (b2). When interpreted literally, it is only the third one that sounds correctly; however, after adding the undoubtedly overlooked first two accidentals – a  to b2 and a  to b2, respectively – a  restoring b2 is necessary also there. We reproduce these patent mistakes only in the graphic transcriptions of the sources (the versions "transcript").

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A