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b. 470-472

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 d3 in EE & GC (→GE)

No accidentals in FE
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In FE no naturals lowering d3 to d3 in b. 470 or d2 to d2 in b. 472 must be seen as errors, which is further confirmed by their lack in GC, despite the fact that Chopin personally filled them in. Naturals in EE may have been added based on the previous three corresponding occurrences of this phrase (bars 176, 220 and 308). Sharps in bars 445, 447, 466 also show that  Chopin was not sure over a longer phrase if  (d) belonged to the key signature.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 470

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

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A features a cautionary  before e3 in the last triplet, yet the necessary  lowering d3 to d3 is missing. A flat was added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), however, no source removed the superfluous .

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign , Inaccuracies in A

b. 470

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

Dotted minim in FE (→EE)

Minim in FE (possible reading→GE)
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It is difficult to say whether FE includes a dot extending the B​​​​​​​ minim, since a possible mark is blurred. GE considered it an insignificant misprint, but EE assumed that it is a dot. According to us, the latter seems to be more likely, since it emphasises the continuous character of the bass note, since its notation in the next bar was enharmonically changed. After all, considering the authentic pedalling, this issue has no practical meaning.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Different values of chord components , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 470

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

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)

Accent & slur in FED (possible reading)
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It is difficult to interpret the intense entry in FED, although it was most probably repeated a few times. According to us, it is an accent, probably long, on the d​​​​​​​1 crotchet and a slur combining it with e1 in the next bar. However, we do not include those marks in the main text, since that interpretation is uncertain. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 470

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

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The slur could have been added in FED – see the adjacent note.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED