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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 530

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

c4 repeated in FE

c4 tied in GE, EE, FED & FEH
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The absence of the tie of c4 must be a mistake (probably of the engraver of FE, although Chopin's oversight also cannot be excluded), which is proved by:

  • a tie in analogous bar 175;
  • ties of g3 and e3 in the next two motifs, being a slightly modified repetition of the first one;
  • ties added in two pupil's copies bearing clear traces of this movement of the Concerto having been developed during lessons with Chopin.

The tie was added both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , GE revisions , Annotations in FEH

b. 558

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 570-571

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

Fingering written into FED

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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Fontana's fingering is identical to the one indicated by Chopin in FED; it is just more accurately written out. In the main text, we include only the undoubtedly authentic entry of the composer. 

category imprint:

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED

b. 660

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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In the main text, we give a fingering that was probably written by Chopin in FEH, essentially compliant with the Chopinesque entry in FED. In this situation, the authenticity of a different fingering, given by Fontana in EE, seems to be out of the question.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 665-666

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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The fingering in FED quite significantly differs from the other entries in this copy in terms of size and font, so it seems that it could not have been written by Chopin or Miss O'Meara. In spite of that, the fingering is practically identical with the one that Chopin wrote above a similar sequence of chromatic fourths in the copy of the Grand Duo Concertant, Dbop. 29 belonging to Miss Forest.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED