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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 408-409

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

Slur in bar 409 in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Dots & slurs in GE3

Slurs suggested by the editors
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In bar 408, the absence of the slur in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be an inaccuracy, which is supported by the slur in the next bar – it is difficult to imagine that Chopin would have indicated a possible performance difference of these pianistically identical figures only with the absence or presence of a slur. In EE, a slur was added over the semiquavers, whereas in GE3, in both bars the slur encompasses the last two beats of the bar; the first pair of semiquavers was marked, arbitrarily, with staccato dots.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 408-409

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

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There is no  restoring b in bar 408 before the last semiquaver in the L.H. in FE; the same applies to b1 ​​​​​​​in bar 409. These patent oversights, repeated almost certainly after [A], were corrected in GE (in both bars) and partially in EE (only in bar 409).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions

b. 408-409

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

Slur in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Dots & slurs in GE3

Slurs suggested by the editors
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The slur of FE (→GE1→GE2) must be inaccurate, yet it proves, together with other slurs in the L.H. in analogous bars, that Chopin did not intend to omit the slurs in the part of the L.H. Due to this reason, in the main text, we suggest slurs in both bars, modelled after the slur in the R.H. in bar 409. EE added only the slur in bar 409, whereas GE3 introduced inauthentic articulation, i.e. staccato dots and slurs, like in the R.H. part. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 408

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

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In FE, there is no  lowering f​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ to f. The patent inaccuracy of the Chopinesque notation was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 408

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

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In FE (→EE), there is no  restoring g1 in the chromatic sequence in the R.H. In GE, this patent mistake was corrected. In addition, in FE there is no  raising c1 to c​​​​​​​1 in the L.H. This mistake was corrected both in GE and EE. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE