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Issues : GE revisions

b. 577

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

Small crotchet in FE

Acciaccatura in GE & EE
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The grace note in the form of a small crotchet is most probably a mistake of FE – cf. bar 250. A similar conclusion was reached already by the revisers of GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 579-580

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

2 staccato dots in A (→FC)

No marks in FE (→EE)

4 staccato dots in GE

3 staccato dots, our alternative suggestion
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In the main text we preserve the version of A (→FC), since there are no indications that Chopin was removing dots in FE or adding them in GE. However, it is uncertain whether the missing dot in b. 580 was intentional, since the bar opens a new line of text, which would often contribute to various inaccuracies of notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 581-582

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No L.H. slur in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Slur under L.H. part in GE
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Just like in the previous bars, an additional slur under the L.H. part is not necessary in this layout.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 582

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

 in FE (→EE), contextual interpretation

No accidental in GE
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In FE (→EE), the sharp is placed over the grupetto mark. The patent mistake was corrected in GE by removing the erroneous mark. In the main text, we move the  to under the grupetto, since c​​​​​​​2 as the bottom note of the grupetto seems to be more natural than c2, and the intended mark  () having been misplaced is more likely than the erroneous one having been added in a place where it was totally absent.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Annotations in FEJ , Errors repeated in EE

b. 583

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

FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

GE3

Our suggestion
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The version of FE (→EE,GE1→GE2) 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