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b. 329-332

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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Fontana suggests the use of the 5-4-3-1- fingers, which is typical of him. Such a fingering corresponds to the hand position, yet it requires independent and strong 3rd and 4th fingers – cf. the Etude in C major, op. 10 no. 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 329-330

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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We suggest adding a slur in the L.H., following similar bars 325-326.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 329

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

e1 in AsI

g1 in A (→GE→FE,EE)
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We consider the version of A (→GE→FE,EE) with g1 as the last semiquaver in the bar to be Chopin's mistake. There are neither musical nor pianistic reasons to modify the scheme of a passage based on repetition of a model six-semiquaver figure in various octaves (cf. analogous figurations in bars 323 and 326), particularly in the third out of four (or even five) repeated figures. Therefore, in the main text we give e1, which is present in AsI.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Errors of A

b. 329-330

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Semiquavers in AsI & A

Quavers in GE1 (→FE,EE,GE2→FESB)
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As in bar 323, in GE1 (→FE,EE,GE2→FESB) the semiquaver beams in the top voice were overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 329-330

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

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As in many similar situations, in A the majority of the necessary accidentals are missing – Chopin wrote accidentals only to the 2nd quaver in bar 329 (e2-e3-g3-e4) and the next semiquaver (b3), the penultimate semiquaver in bar 329 (b1), the bottom note of the 2nd triplet in bar 330 (g) and the bottom note of the 6th triplet in bar 330 (d1). Assuming that the accidentals of the first two-quaver figure of the passage are also valid in the second one, all necessary accidentals were already added in GE1 (FE,EE,GE2→FESB,GE3). In FE a  to e2 on the 4th L.H. quaver in bar 329 was also added. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions