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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 465

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

No mark in sources

Long accent suggested by the editors

Short accent, our alternative suggestion
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A comparison with analogous bar 463 points to a possible oversight of an accent at the beginning of the bar. Our two suggestions correspond to two kinds of accents included in the sources in bars 463 and 465.

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b. 465

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

Slur to 8th semiquaver in sources

Slur to end of bar suggested by the editors
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According to us, leaving the last group of semiquavers without a slur is an inaccuracy – of Chopin in [A] or of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE) – cf. bar 463.

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b. 466-467

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

Dashes in FE (→EE)

No dashes in GE
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Omitted dashes determining the range of a given indication (e.g. a dynamic one) are a frequent inaccuracy of the first Chopinesque editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 466-468

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

Different slurs in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Longer slurs in EE

Shorter slurs in GE3
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In FE, similar motifs in these bars are provided with different slurs, which is a good reason to suspect an inaccuracy. Respective unifying revisions were introduced in EE and GE3. According to us, each of those versions may correspond to Chopin's intention. In the main text, however, we leave the varying slurs, since Chopin used to provide similar motifs with different slurs – cf. e.g. bars 45-47 and 111-114. Considering the entire four-bar section in bars 466-469, we observe that the varied slurs can be considered to be harmonising with the progressive crescendo – in bars 465-466 and 466-467, the slurs end on the first octave of the bar, whereas in bars 468 and 469, the first octave is not encompassed with a slur, which somehow enhances articulation (in bar 469, there is also marcato).  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 468

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions