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b. 583

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

FE (→EE,GE1GE2)

Our suggestion

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The version of FE (→EE,GE1GE2) is probably erroneous – cf. analogous bar 232. In the main text, we preserve the nominal rhythmic values of the original version, whereas in GE3 the 1st note was prolonged to a crotchet, which may be considered an alternative reconstruction of the rhythm intended by Chopin. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 583

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

14 semiquavers in FE (→GE,EE)

Variant given by Mikuli

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There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the extended version of semiquaver figures given in the edition of the Concerto edited by Mikuli (see bar 153) as a 'Chopinesque variant.' However, it is uncertain whether the egualmente indication and the fingering are also authentic – the fact that, e.g. not all fingerings come from Chopin is openly discussed by Mikuli in the preface to his edition: '[...] the fingering of the edition comes largely from Chopin; wherever this is not the case, it is at least written according to his rules [...].'*


*  "[...] der Fingersatz dieser Ausgabe grossentheils von Chopin selbst herrührt, wo dies aber nicht der Fall, wenigstens seinen Grundsätzen entsprechend notirt ist [...]"

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 585-590

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur in EE and literal reading of GC (→GE)

Slur in FE

Contextual interpretation of slurs in GC

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In the main text we present the GC slurring. Literal reading of the slurs extending over the bar line (bars 588-589) suggests continuation. Such is the interpretation of GE and there is an identical slur in EE. However, we believe that Chopin intended here a new slur from b. 589, similarly to what we find in FE

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 585

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

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Like in analogous bar 226, the bottom note of the tenth on the 3rd beat of the bar, B, was almost certainly added only just in print, during proofreading.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 585

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

R.H. accent in FE (→EE,GE1GE2)

No mark in GE3

L.H. long accent suggested by the editors

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In the sources, placing an accent under the tied note of the R.H., which deprives the mark of its actual meaning, suggests an inaccuracy in reproducing the Stichvorlage. In the main text, we repeat the notation of the analogous bar of exposition (bar 235) – a long accent over the L.H. part. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions