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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 597-598

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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issues: EE revisions

b. 599

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

No slur in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Slur in GE3
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The missing slur must be considered an inaccuracy in this place, even if it happened to Chopin in [A]. It is proved by slurs in subsequent bars, filled with typical, conventional (although not routine) figures. There is a similar situation in bars 607-608.

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issues: GE revisions

b. 600-620

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

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b. 600

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

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we lead the slur from the previous bars to the very end of the phrase.

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b. 601-602

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

Slur in FE (→EE)

No slur in GE
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It is difficult to determine whether the missing slur results from an oversight of the engraver of FE or from a later proofreading of FE. Anyway, the slur is undoubtedly authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE