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b. 570

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

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GE1 (→GE2) overlooked the demisemiquaver beam in the beam of the 1st group of notes. The mistake was corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 570

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

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In FE, one can see traces of removal of the third . Chopin most probably reduced the dynamics from  to . Shift of ​​​​​​​ to the beginning of the bar, giving the same image, seems to be much less likely, since the difference in position of the mark before and after proofreading would have been too insignificant to be worth attention.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 570-572

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Arpeggio signs in GE2 (→GE3)
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Chopin could have decided to stop providing chords with arpeggios with the gradual fading of music (diminuendo started already in b. 567). Therefore, in the main text we leave the notation of A and of the majority of the sources without changes. However, taking into account the fact that the missing signs could have been a result of inaccuracy, we accept the use of the variant version of GE2 (→GE3). See also b. 568-572.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 572-573

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No tie in EE

Tied g in GC (→GE) & FE
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In EE g is not tied, which most probably results from omission. In GC there is no appropriatew tie in b. 572 (at the end of ther system), which was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 572

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

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur combining the upbeat with the beginning of the next bar – the musical connection of that quaver with the next phrase is unquestionable, yet the a tempo indication appearing only just in bar 573 may distort the correct phrasing if interpreted literally. Both the missing slur and placement of a tempo may actually be a random inaccuracy related to the transition to a new page in FE. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE