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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 456

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

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In FE, the bass clef is placed already after the 1st semiquaver. The patent mistake was corrected in both GE and EE. A respective correction was included also in FEH.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FEH

b. 482-484

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

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In FE, there are no accidentals before the 7th semiquaver in the L.H. in bar 482 and the penultimate semiquaver in the R.H. in bars 483 and 484. Therefore, those notes should be interpreted as f and f1, which would interfere with the regularity of the figuration, undoubtedly intended here by Chopin. The first two oversights were corrected in GE and in EE2 (→EE3), probably on the basis thereof. The mistake in bar 484 remained uncorrected in all editions.

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

b. 483

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

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The  raising g1 to g​​​​​​​1 (the 9th semiquaver of the bar), overlooked in FE (→GE1→GE2), was added in EE and GE3. It must be a mistake – a  is present in the identical context both in the previous and the next bar, while the correct text includes also a  before the next note, i.e. g1. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 486

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

Orchestra part in FE (→GE,EE)

Both parts, division suggested by the editors
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In the sources, the solo piano part stops at the end of bar 485, since entire bar 486, the 1st chord included, is written with small notes as belonging to the orchestral part. It must be a mistake, hence we add a natural ending to the figurations of the solo part. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE

b. 497

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

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There is no accidental before the upper note of the 2nd octave in the L.H. in FE. The patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves