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Issues : Omission of current key accidentals

b. 420

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

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In FE (→EE), there is no  raising c4 to c4. GE added the mark.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in EE

b. 422-423

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

e3 in A (literal reading→GE1→FE1)

e3 in A (contextual interpretation), FE2 (→EE) & GE2
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When interpreted literally, the version of A (→GE1→FE1) is certainly erroneous, although both bars are written in the same way for the second time (bars 462-463). It is proved by the B-g-d1-f1 chord (and not -e1) in the orchestra, played from the beginning of bar 422, and above all by the flats lowering e3 to e3, which were added in both bars in the proofreading of FE2 (→EE), almost certainly by Chopin. Flats were added also in GE2.
See also bar 423.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 423

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

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A does not have a  lowering d3 to d3 at the beginning of the bar. Chopin's patent oversight was corrected – perhaps by himself – already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 424

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

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In FE (→EE), there is no accidental before the 2nd semiquaver. A sharp necessary to achieve c​​​​​​​1, undoubtedly intended by Chopin in this case, was added in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors repeated in EE

b. 433

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Octave D-d in EE & GE2

D-d in GC (→GE1) & FE
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None of the sources seems to be authentic enough. No accidentals before the third octave in GC (→GE1) and FE suggests its reading as D-d, however, it can be argued that in Chopin's works we often see omission of accidentals in similar situations. On the other hand in EE the naturals must have been added by a revisor (it is more than certain in GE2). In contrast to b. 95, the stylistic criteria suggest erranoeous omission of naturals: bars 433-434 belong to the first part of chromatic progression, which solely aims to retain the the interval structure of motifs. Therefore, the D-d octave version we present as the main one.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals