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b. 555

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

e2 in FE

e2 in GE, EE & FEJ
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The sharp before the last semiquaver in FE is almost certainly a mistake – it is proved by comparison with analogous bar 196, 200 and 551, supported by deletion of the unnecessary accidental in FEJ. The awkward e2-d2 sequence, omitting the chordal e2, drew the attention of both the revisers of GE and EE. The traces of corrections visible in FE prove that the discussed note was corrected from d2 to e2, which allows us, to a certain extent, understand the mechanism of the mistake – the proofreading was definitely aimed at e2, yet along with a notehead, the engraver erroneously moved also the  (cf. the Sonata in B​​​​​​​ Minor, Op. 35, 3rd mov., bar 20)​​​​​​.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Annotations in FEJ

b. 555

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

3 ​​​​​​​in FE (→GE,EE)

3 long accents suggested by the editors
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Three subsequent ​​​​​​​ marks are to be understood as long accents – cf. (short) accents in the previous analogous bars. In the main text, we give them such a form, probably consistent with the notation of [A]. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Long accents

b. 555

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary ​​​​​​​ before e3. The accidental was added in GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 555

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

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 555-558

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

2 slurs in A (→FE,FC→GE)

No slurs in EE
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The missing three-note R.H. slurs in b. 555-556 and 557-558 must be a mistake of EE. Generally, EE include a few slurring irregularities in this fragment that are difficult to explain; see also b. 557-560, 561-566.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE