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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 607-608

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

No slurs in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slurs in EE & GE3
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Omission of two subsequent slurs in a sequence of similar figures of accompaniment must be an inaccuracy, although it is uncertain whether it was committed in FE (→GE1→GE2) or still in [A]. This is how it was already assessed in EE and GE3 (see also bar 599 and 611).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 607

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

Minims in FE

Dotted minims in GE

Dotted minims in EE
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Bars 607 and 609 are another example of bars – see bars 601-603 – of FE that probably represent the original notation; in the majority of similar places, Chopin replaced that notation with the one used by GE and EE in bar 607. GE adopted that notation also in bar 609, whereas in EE, its own notation from bars 601-603 was repeated in that bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 608

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

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In GE1 (→GE2), the first 3 quavers are semiquavers, which is a patent mistake, corrected in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 609

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

Appoggiatura in FE (→EE)

Slashed grace note in GE
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Just like in a few other places (e.g. bar 250 and 577), one can ponder whether the long grace note is just a proof of the engraver's carelessness in this place. This is how it was assessed in GE; however, according to us, the situation in this bar is different (as well as in bar 607) – Chopin would frequently use grace notes in the form of small crotchets before longer values, e.g. minims (cf. e.g. the Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, 1st mov., bar 208, as well as the Impromptu in G​​​​​​​ Major, Op. 51, bar 104 or the Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61, bar 209 and 212). Due to that reason, in the main text we leave the notation of FE (→EE). The above observations do not prove whether that notation is actually compliant with Chopin's intention; they only show that it is a possibility, hence the version of GE may be considered an acceptable variant (we encounter a short grace note in a similar context in, e.g. the Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1, bar 19).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 609

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

Slur in FE (→EE) & GE3

No slur in GE1 (→GE2)
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The missing slur in GE1 (→GE2) is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions